Xeon Silver 4410Y vs i7-12700F

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12700F and Xeon Silver 4410Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	303	456
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	38.45	63.10
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	28.13	9.69
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$386	$573

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4410Y has 64% better value for money than i7-12700F.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-12700F and Xeon Silver 4410Y 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	20	24
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	30 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	215 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12700F and Xeon Silver 4410Y 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	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12700F and Xeon Silver 4410Y. 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	+	+
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 i7-12700F and Xeon Silver 4410Y 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 i7-12700F and Xeon Silver 4410Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12700F and Xeon Silver 4410Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12700F and Xeon Silver 4410Y.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5
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	19.32	15.36
Recency	4 January 2022	10 January 2023
Threads	20	24
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt

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