i5-12600H vs Xeon E5-1650

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1650 and Core i5-12600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1218	536
Place by popularity	not in top-100	86
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.12	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency	3.71	29.19
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$175	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1650 and Core i5-12600H 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	4
Efficient-cores	no data	8
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	435 mm2	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1650 and Core i5-12600H 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Core i5-12600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1650 and Core i5-12600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Core i5-12600H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Core i5-12600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	256 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.4 GHz
Execution Units	no data	80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1650 and Core i5-12600H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Core i5-12600H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Core i5-12600H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Core i5-12600H.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

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	5.10	13.88
Physical cores	6	12
Threads	12	16
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

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