Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4

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

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900H

  • Around 79% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 91°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3775 vs 1748
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 91°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3775 vs 1748
PassMark - CPU mark 27927 vs 27797

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4

  • 8 more threads: 28 vs 20
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
Number of threads 28 vs 20
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 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 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3775
1748
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
27927
27797
Name Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 3775 1748
PassMark - CPU mark 27927 27797
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7124
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2744
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 22233

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake Broadwell
Launch date 4 Jan 2022 Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP) $617
Place in performance rating 413 401
Processor Number i9-12900H E5-2658V4
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 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 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 91°C
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 14 14
Number of threads 20 28
Base frequency 2.30 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory size 64 GB 1.5 TB
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 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 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 45mm x 52.5mm
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)