CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i7-12700

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 20 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.1 Base / 4.9 GHz Turbo

CACHE 25 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE —

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Intel

INTEL

Xeon w3-2525

CORE STATE Sapphire Rapids

CORE SPECS 8 Cores / 16 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.5 Base / 4.5 GHz Turbo

CACHE 22.5 MB

MAX TDP 175W

ARCHITECTURE Sapphire Rapids

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

8,764

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

1,987

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

3,824

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

6,775

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

9,446

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,012

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

2,593

2,388

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

366

336

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

10,805

9,953

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,525

1,404

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

25,727

23,699

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

3,632

3,345

passmark_data_compression

375,950

337,116

passmark_data_encryption

20,143

16,932

passmark_extended_instructions

24,184

27,881

passmark_find_prime_numbers

101

125

passmark_floating_point_math

81,191

67,764

passmark_integer_math

106,554

86,889

passmark_multithread

30,273

27,882

passmark_physics

1,558

1,656

passmark_random_string_sorting

38,970

33,850

passmark_single_thread

3,864

3,430

passmark_singlethread

3,864

3,430

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i7-12700

w3-2525

Core Specs

Cores

12

8 -33.3%

Threads

20

16 -20.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.1

3.5 +66.7%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.9

4.5 -8.2%

Frequency (GHz)

2.1

3.5 +66.7%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.9

4.5 -8.2%

Multiplier

21

35 +66.7%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

2 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

25 MB (shared)

22.5 MB

Power

TDP (W)

65

175 +169.2%

PL1

65W

—

PL2

180W

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Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Sapphire Rapids

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Sapphire Rapids

Generation

Core i7 (Alder Lake-S)

Xeon W (Sapphire Rapids)

Process Size

10 nm

10 nm

Die Size

215 mm²

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Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Quad-channel

Memory Bandwidth

—

140.8 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

Yes

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

—

DDR5 Speed

4800 MT/s

—

Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 4677

Chipsets

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

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PCIe

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 64 Lanes(CPU only)

DMI

—

4.0 x8

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 4

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E-Core Frequency

1600 MHz up to 3.6 GHz

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Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

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Other

Market

Desktop

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$349

$609

Part Number

SRL4Q

SRN4J

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

100°C

—

Bundled Cooler

Laminar RM1

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