Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Xeon D-1527

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900 and Intel Xeon D-1527 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 i9-12900

Intel Xeon D-1527

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 89% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4018 vs 1552
6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33847 vs 5213

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4018 vs 1552
PassMark - CPU mark	33847 vs 5213

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1527

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1527

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4018

1552

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33847

5213

Name	Intel Core i9-12900	Intel Xeon D-1527
PassMark - Single thread mark	4018	1552
PassMark - CPU mark	33847	5213
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10536

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900	Intel Xeon D-1527
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$568
Place in performance rating	186	1601
Processor Number	i9-12900	D-1527
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1280 KB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	24	8
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4, DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x4680
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.55 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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	32
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	x4 x8 x16
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
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® 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
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)