Xeon Platinum 8580 vs i5-12600HE

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12600HE and Xeon Platinum 8580 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	442	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Power efficiency	32.58	no data
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-H (2022)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$10,710

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12600HE and Xeon Platinum 8580 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads	16	120
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4 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)	300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	217 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12600HE and Xeon Platinum 8580 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	Intel BGA 1744	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12600HE and Xeon Platinum 8580. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i5-12600HE and Xeon Platinum 8580 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12600HE and Xeon Platinum 8580 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12600HE and Xeon Platinum 8580. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Iris Xe 80EU

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12600HE and Xeon Platinum 8580.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	12	60
Threads	16	120
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	350 Watt

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