Xeon Gold 6526Y vs i5-12400F

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12400F and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	631	154
Place by popularity	2	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.25	56.09
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	17.89	14.06
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$180	$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6526Y has 21% better value for money than i5-12400F.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12400F and Xeon Gold 6526Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-cores	6	no data
Threads	12	32
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	163 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	82 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12400F and Xeon Gold 6526Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Core i5-12400F and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Gold 6526Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.29	28.97
Recency	4 January 2022	14 December 2023
Physical cores	6	16
Threads	12	32
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	195 Watt

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