Intel Xeon W-3365 vs Intel Core i9-12900HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3365 and Intel Core i9-12900HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon W-3365

Intel Core i9-12900HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3365

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59038 vs 33970

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 24
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1280 KB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 20 MB
L3 cache	48 MB vs 30 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	59038 vs 33970

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 77°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
4.9x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3826 vs 2625

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 May 2022 vs 29 Jul 2021
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 77°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3826 vs 2625

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3365
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2625

3826

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

59038

33970

Name	Intel Xeon W-3365	Intel Core i9-12900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2625	3826
PassMark - CPU mark	59038	33970
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9417

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-3365	Intel Core i9-12900HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	29 Jul 2021	10 May 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$3851	$668
Place in performance rating	261	264
Processor Number	W-3365	i9-12900HX
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Workstation	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	2 MB	1280 KB
L2 cache	32 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	48 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	24
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	4 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	55 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	20
PCI Express revision	4	5.0 and 4.0
Scalability	1S Only
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Execution Units		32
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.55 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
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		12.1
OpenGL		4.6