i3-12100F vs Xeon Silver 4215

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4215
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
9.43
+2.3%

Xeon Silver 4215 outperforms Core i3-12100F by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4215 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking832854
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.68no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency10.1214.50
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$794no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4215 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4215 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Core i3-12100F. 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 Silver 4215 and Core i3-12100F 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 Silver 4215 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 Silver 4215 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Core i3-12100F.

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 Silver 4215 9.43
+2.3%
i3-12100F 9.22

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 Silver 4215 14439
+2.3%
i3-12100F 14109

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 Silver 4215 1030
i3-12100F 2243
+118%

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 Silver 4215 6610
i3-12100F 7483
+13.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.43 9.22
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 58 Watt

Xeon Silver 4215 has a 2.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i3-12100F, on the other hand, has 46.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Silver 4215 and Core i3-12100F.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4215 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-12100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4215 and Core i3-12100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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