Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-12700 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i7-12700

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12700

Around 36% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 76.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 145 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3888 vs 1927
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30513 vs 26772

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 76.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3888 vs 1927
PassMark - CPU mark	30513 vs 26772

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
8 more threads: 28 vs 20
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB

Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 20
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-12700
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3888

1927

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30513

26772

Name	Intel Core i7-12700	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3888	1927
PassMark - CPU mark	30513	26772
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	9465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		797
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9536

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-12700	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Jan 2022	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$383
Place in performance rating	254	1178
Processor Number	i7-12700	E5-2697V3
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	25 MB
L1 cache	960 KB
L2 cache	15 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	76.7°C
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	14
Number of threads	20	28
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
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
Graphics
Device ID	0x4680
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.50 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	2
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	145 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Low Halogen Options Available
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
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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)