i5-12600HX vs Xeon W-11855M

Place in the ranking	680	460
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	30.89	26.04
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-H (2021)	Alder Lake-HX (2022)
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-11855M and Core i5-12600HX 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	215 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-11855M and Core i5-12600HX 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1787	FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core i5-12600HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-11855M and Core i5-12600HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core i5-12600HX are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core i5-12600HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.45 GHz	1.35 GHz
Execution Units	32	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-11855M and Core i5-12600HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core i5-12600HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core i5-12600HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core i5-12600HX.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	20

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 W-11855M 11.64

i5-12600HX 15.42
+32.5%

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 W-11855M 18148

i5-12600HX 24034
+32.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.64	15.42
Recency	11 May 2021	10 May 2022
Physical cores	6	12
Threads	12	16
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

Xeon W-11855M has 57.1% lower power consumption.

i5-12600HX, on the other hand, has a 32.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 100% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Core i5-12600HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-11855M in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-11855M is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12600HX is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-11855M and Core i5-12600HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.