i5-12500 vs Xeon Silver 4310

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4310
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
14.01
+11.7%
Core i5-12500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.54

Xeon Silver 4310 outperforms Core i5-12500 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking530622
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency11.0518.26
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)82 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500. 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-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size6 TB128 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes6420

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 4310 14.01
+11.7%
i5-12500 12.54

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 4310 22250
+11.7%
i5-12500 19914

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 4310 1230
i5-12500 2329
+89.3%

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 4310 7821
i5-12500 8960
+14.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.01 12.54
Recency 6 April 2021 4 January 2022
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Silver 4310 has a 11.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i5-12500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4310 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-12500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4310 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i5-12500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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