Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Xeon W-3323

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12500 and Intel Xeon W-3323 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-12500

Intel Xeon W-3323

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12500

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 47% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 68°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 220 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3697 vs 2617

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 29 Jul 2021
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 220 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3697 vs 2617

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3323

Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25875 vs 19922

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	768 KB vs 480 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 7.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25875 vs 19922

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12500
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3323

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3697

2617

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19922

25875

Name	Intel Core i5-12500	Intel Xeon W-3323
PassMark - Single thread mark	3697	2617
PassMark - CPU mark	19922	25875
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6075

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12500	Intel Xeon W-3323
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	29 Jul 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$232	$949
Place in performance rating	561	564
Processor Number	i5-12500	W-3323
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Workstation
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	68°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	6
Number of threads	12
Base frequency		3.50 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	220 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	64
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	4
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)