Xeon 6980P vs i9-12900F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i9-12900F and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking230not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency33.28no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i9-12900F and Xeon 6980P 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)128
Threads24256
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)504 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm
Die size215 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-12900F and Xeon 6980P 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA17007529
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-12900F and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i9-12900F and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-12900F and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-12900F and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-12900F and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2096

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 January 2022 24 September 2024
Physical cores 16 128
Threads 24 256
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 500 Watt

i9-12900F has 669.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6980P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 700% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-12900F and Xeon 6980P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-12900F is a desktop processor while Xeon 6980P is a server/workstation one.


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