Intel Core i9-12900KS vs Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900KS and Intel Xeon E7-4890 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 i9-12900KS

Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900KS

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 15
Around 62% higher clock speed: 5.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 77°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4336 vs 1790
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 43895 vs 25055

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 15
Maximum frequency	5.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 77°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4336 vs 1790
PassMark - CPU mark	43895 vs 25055

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

6 more threads: 30 vs 24
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB

Number of threads	30 vs 24
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900KS
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4336

1790

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

43895

25055

Name	Intel Core i9-12900KS	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	4336	1790
PassMark - CPU mark	43895	25055
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	12034

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900KS	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	5 Apr 2022	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$823
Place in performance rating	104	1103
Processor Number	i9-12900KS	E7-4890V2
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 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	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	5.50 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	16	15
Number of threads	24	30
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	85 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	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
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	4
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	155 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2022E
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	32
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	S4S
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)