i5-12500E vs Xeon Silver 4215R

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4215R
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
9.45
Core i5-12500E
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.03
+37.9%

Core i5-12500E outperforms Xeon Silver 4215R by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4215R and Core i5-12500E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking803573
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.88no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency6.8818.97
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 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 4215R and Core i5-12500E 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4215R and Core i5-12500E 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
SocketFCLGA36471700
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Core i5-12500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4215R and Core i5-12500E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Core i5-12500E are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Core i5-12500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Core i5-12500E.

PCIe version3.05.0
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 4215R 9.45
i5-12500E 13.03
+37.9%

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 4215R 15004
i5-12500E 20699
+38%

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 4215R 1308
i5-12500E 2001
+53%

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 4215R 6964
i5-12500E 8769
+25.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.45 13.03
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Silver 4215R has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

i5-12500E, on the other hand, has a 37.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12500E is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4215R in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4215R is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12500E is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4215R and Core i5-12500E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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