Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900H and Intel Xeon E5-2658 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 i9-12900H

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900H

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
Around 72% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 86.95
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 105 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3775 vs 1576
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27927 vs 21856

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 86.95
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3775 vs 1576
PassMark - CPU mark	27927 vs 21856

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

4 more threads: 24 vs 20
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB

Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3775

1576

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27927

21856

Name	Intel Core i9-12900H	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3775	1576
PassMark - CPU mark	27927	21856
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7124
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3093
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22657

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900H	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Haswell
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$617
Place in performance rating	413	396
Processor Number	i9-12900H	E5-2658V3
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1120 KB
L2 cache	17.5 MB
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	86.95
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	14	12
Number of threads	20	24
Base frequency		2.20 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 size	64 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6
Execution Units	96
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	50 x 25	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		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
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)