Intel Core i7-12850HX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Compare Intel 12th Generation Core i7 16 core CPU vs Intel 2nd Generation Xeon Scalable 20 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

8926 points
9125 points
2% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

10736 points
86% significantly better gaming score
5766 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

8383 points
10388 points
23% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

8262 points
11200 points
35% slightly better heavy workload score

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

16
20
25% slightly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

24
40
66% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.1 GHz
0.24% slightly higher clock speed
2.10 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.8 GHz
23% slightly higher turbo speed
3.9 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

55 W
127% significantly lower TDP
125 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

20
48
139% significantly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
6
200% significantly more memory channels

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

14 MiB
20 MiB
42% many more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

25 MiB
27.5 MiB
10% slightly more L3 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

116th of 1,114
114th of 1,114

Family

The product line

12th Generation Core i7
2nd Generation Xeon Scalable

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2022 May
2019 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-4800
DDR4-2933

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
Yes

Core i7-12850HX vs Xeon Gold 6230 benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Xeon Gold 6230 is faster than the Core i7-12850HX. Despite this, the Core i7-12850HX has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

With info from our database, we find that the Xeon Gold 6230 has slightly more cores with 20 cores whereas the Core i7-12850HX has 16 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-12850HX. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-12850HX has a slightly higher clock speed than the Xeon Gold 6230. Also, the Core i7-12850HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-12850HX CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon Gold 6230 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Xeon Gold 6230 has more L2 cache than the Core i7-12850HX. The Xeon Gold 6230 also has slightly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-12850HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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