i5-12400F vs Xeon E7-4820 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4820 v2 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated618
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.74
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data17.91
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4820 v2 and Core i5-12400F 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4820 v2 and Core i5-12400F 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 configuration41
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4820 v2 and Core i5-12400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4820 v2 and Core i5-12400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4820 v2 and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4820 v2 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4820 v2 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes3220

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2014 4 January 2022
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E7-4820 v2 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

i5-12400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-4820 v2 and Core i5-12400F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-4820 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12400F is a desktop one.


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