i5-12600K vs Xeon D-1612

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated356
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data42.35
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon DIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data13.20
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$289

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed1.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier1537
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache6 MB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246.24 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)22 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist-no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
AMTSPS 3.0no data
Quiet System-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K.

PCIe version2.0/3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes3220
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 27 October 2021
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 22 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon D-1612 has 468.2% lower power consumption.

i5-12600K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 150% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1612 and Core i5-12600K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-1612 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12600K is a desktop one.


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