i9-12900 vs Xeon Gold 5218N

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218N and Core i9-12900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated250
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data35.11
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiencyno data31.35
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,375$489

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218N and Core i9-12900 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Efficient-coresno data8
Threads3224
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache1 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache22 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 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 5218N and Core i9-12900 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)110 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Core i9-12900. 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+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218N and Core i9-12900 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 Gold 5218N and Core i9-12900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Core i9-12900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s76.8 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 data1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5218N and Core i9-12900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Core i9-12900 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 Gold 5218N and Core i9-12900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218N and Core i9-12900.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 4 January 2022
Threads 32 24
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 5218N has 33.3% more threads.

i9-12900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 69.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5218N and Core i9-12900. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5218N is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-12900 is a desktop one.


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