Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900 and Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 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 i9-12900

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 65% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 74°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4018 vs 1723
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33847 vs 19184

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4018 vs 1723
PassMark - CPU mark	33847 vs 19184

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB

Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4018

1723

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33847

19184

Name	Intel Core i9-12900	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	4018	1723
PassMark - CPU mark	33847	19184
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		676
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5750

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$568
Place in performance rating	186	1509
Processor Number	i9-12900	E5-2630V4
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
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	74°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	16	10
Number of threads	24	20
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.5 TB
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	1.55 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	2
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	85 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)