i7-12700F vs Xeon Gold 5220R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5220R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
20.67
+7%
Core i7-12700F
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
19.32

Xeon Gold 5220R outperforms Core i7-12700F by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i7-12700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking269303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.0138.45
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency13.0428.13
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555$386

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-12700F has 48% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5220R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i7-12700F 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4820
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache1.5 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i7-12700F 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i7-12700F. 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-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i7-12700F 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 5220R and Core i7-12700F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i7-12700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i7-12700F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4820

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 Gold 5220R 20.67
+7%
i7-12700F 19.32

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 Gold 5220R 32837
+7%
i7-12700F 30687

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 Gold 5220R 1328
i7-12700F 2399
+80.6%

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 Gold 5220R 9982
i7-12700F 11805
+18.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.67 19.32
Recency 24 February 2020 4 January 2022
Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 20
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 5220R has a 7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 140% more threads.

i7-12700F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 130.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5220R and Core i7-12700F.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5220R is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-12700F is a desktop one.


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