Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Core i7-12700H vs Xeon E5-2680 v4 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-12700H performs better than the Xeon E5-2680 v4. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon E5-2680 v4 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Xeon E5-2680 v4 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E5-2680 v4 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12700H. Despite this, the Core i7-12700H has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-12700H CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E5-2680 v4 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-12700H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.