Intel Core i5-12600 vs Intel Xeon W-2295

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12600 and Intel Xeon W-2295 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 i5-12600

Intel Xeon W-2295

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Around 64% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 61°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3819 vs 2620

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 7 Oct 2019
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 61°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3819 vs 2620

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2295

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 6
24 more threads: 36 vs 12
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30721 vs 21281

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 6
Number of threads	36 vs 12
L1 cache	1152 KB vs 480 KB
L2 cache	18 MB vs 7.5 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB vs 18 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30721 vs 21281

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12600
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2295

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3819

2620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21281

30721

Name	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Xeon W-2295
PassMark - Single thread mark	3819	2620
PassMark - CPU mark	21281	30721
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6527

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Xeon W-2295
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Jan 2022	7 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$255	$1333
Place in performance rating	511	510
Processor Number	i5-12600	W-2295
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	1152 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	18 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	61°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	18
Number of threads	12	36
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	93.85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4 2933
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	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	48
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	x4, x8, x16
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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, 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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)