i3-12100F vs Xeon Gold 6250L

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6250L and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	857
Place by popularity	not in top-100	5
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	14.50
Architecture codename	no data	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6250L and Core i3-12100F 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	60 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6250L and Core i3-12100F 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6250L and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	58 Watt

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