i9-12900F vs Xeon E5440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5440
2008
80 Watt
1.50
Core i9-12900F
2022
16 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
22.86
+1424%

Core i9-12900F outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 1424% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5440 and Core i9-12900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2154229
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.7733.26
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5440 and Core i9-12900F 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 coresno data16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threadsno data24
Base clock speed2.83 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5440 and Core i9-12900F 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i9-12900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5440 and Core i9-12900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i9-12900F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i9-12900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i9-12900F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Xeon E5440 1.50
i9-12900F 22.86
+1424%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5440 2389
i9-12900F 36318
+1420%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5440 364
i9-12900F 2531
+595%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5440 1014
i9-12900F 13713
+1252%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.50 22.86
Recency 1 January 2008 4 January 2022
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

i9-12900F has a 1424% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-12900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-12900F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5440 and Core i9-12900F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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