Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12600KF and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-12600KF

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600KF

Around 36% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 76.7°C
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3929 vs 1927
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27849 vs 26772

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 76.7°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3929 vs 1927
PassMark - CPU mark	27849 vs 26772

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB

Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12600KF
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3929

1927

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27849

26772

Name	Intel Core i5-12600KF	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3929	1927
PassMark - CPU mark	27849	26772
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7960
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		797
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9536

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12600KF	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Haswell
Launch date	4 Nov 2021	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$264 - $274
Place in performance rating	324	1178
Processor Number	i5-12600KF	E5-2697V3
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	Intel 7	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	76.7°C
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of cores		14
Number of QPI Links		2
Number of threads		28
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020A
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		145 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	40
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX2
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)