i5-12600KF vs Xeon Platinum 8156

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8156 and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.61
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data13.29
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,007$264

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8156 and Core i5-12600KF 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier3637
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB9.5 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8156 and Core i5-12600KF 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8156 and Core i5-12600KF. 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 Platinum 8156 and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8156 and Core i5-12600KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8156 and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8156 and Core i5-12600KF.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 4 November 2021
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8156 has 19% lower power consumption.

i5-12600KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 150% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8156 and Core i5-12600KF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8156 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12600KF is a desktop one.


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