Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-12700 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2 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 i7-12700

Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
Around 69% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 75°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3888 vs 1531

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3888 vs 1531

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31723 vs 30513

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31723 vs 30513

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-12700
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3888

1531

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30513

31723

Name	Intel Core i7-12700	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3888	1531
PassMark - CPU mark	30513	31723
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	9465

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-12700	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Jan 2022	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$383
Place in performance rating	254	1146
Processor Number	i7-12700	E5-4650V2
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 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	75°C
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	20	20
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
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	4
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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	4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX
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® TSX-NI
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)