i9-12900KF vs Xeon Platinum 8360H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8360H and Core i9-12900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated186
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data37.23
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i9
Power efficiencyno data19.60
Architecture codenameCooper Lake-SP (2021)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)27 October 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 Platinum 8360H 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4824
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache33 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8360H 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 configuration81
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8360H 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 Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8360H and Core i9-12900KF 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 8360H and Core i9-12900KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8360H and Core i9-12900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 RDIMMDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1.12 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8360H and Core i9-12900KF.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 April 2021 27 October 2021
Physical cores 24 16
Threads 48 24
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8360H has 50% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i9-12900KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 80% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8360H and Core i9-12900KF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8360H is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-12900KF is a desktop one.


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