Intel Xeon W-3335 vs Intel Core i9-12900HK

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3335 and Intel Core i9-12900HK 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-3335

Intel Core i9-12900HK

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3335

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39293 vs 26965

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39293 vs 26965

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900HK

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 47% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 68°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 9% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 9% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3620 vs 2673

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 29 Jul 2021
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	17.5 MB vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3620 vs 2673

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3335
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12900HK

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2673

3620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39293

26965

Name	Intel Xeon W-3335	Intel Core i9-12900HK
PassMark - Single thread mark	2673	3620
PassMark - CPU mark	39293	26965
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6982

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-3335	Intel Core i9-12900HK
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	29 Jul 2021	4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1430	$697
Place in performance rating	456	458
Processor Number	W-3335	i9-12900HK
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Workstation	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	1 MB	1120 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	17.5 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of threads	32	20
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	4 TB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	28
PCI Express revision	4
Scalability	1S Only
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
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