i9-12900KF vs Xeon Gold 5117F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i9-12900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data36.84
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Core i9
Power efficiencyno data19.59
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i9-12900KF 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2824
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier2032
L1 cache896 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache14 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i9-12900KF 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)113 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i9-12900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i9-12900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i9-12900KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i9-12900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i9-12900KF.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 4 November 2021
Physical cores 14 16
Threads 28 24
Power consumption (TDP) 113 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Gold 5117F has 16.7% more threads, and 10.6% lower power consumption.

i9-12900KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 14.3% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i9-12900KF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5117F is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-12900KF is a desktop one.


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