Xeon D-2896TER vs i5-12500E

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12500E and Xeon D-2896TER processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking571not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency18.98no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)no data
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12500E and Xeon D-2896TER 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1240
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)no data
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache18 MB (shared)30 MB
Chip lithography10 nmno data
Die size163 mm2no data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12500E and Xeon D-2896TER 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 configuration1no data
Socket1700FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12500E and Xeon D-2896TER. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-12500E and Xeon D-2896TER technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12500E and Xeon D-2896TER are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12500E and Xeon D-2896TER. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 770no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12500E and Xeon D-2896TER.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes2032
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 20
Threads 12 40
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 110 Watt

i5-12500E has 69.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2896TER, on the other hand, has 233.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-12500E and Xeon D-2896TER. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-12500E is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2896TER is a server/workstation one.


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