Intel Core i5-12500HL vs Intel Xeon Silver 4310T

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Intel Core i5-12500HL CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
Intel Core i5-12500HL Intel Xeon Silver 4310T

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-12500HL or Intel Xeon Silver 4310T - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-12500HL has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12500HL was released in Q3/2022.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4310T has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4310T was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4300 (5)
12 Generation 3
Alder Lake H Architecture Ice Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12500HL is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.50 GHz). The Intel Xeon Silver 4310T has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Core i5-12500HL Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
12 Cores 10
16 Threads 20
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (4.50 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.30 GHz (3.40 GHz)
1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-12500HL Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
80 Compute units --
640 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-12500HL supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4310T can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-12500HL Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
9.00 MB L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache 15.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
28 PCIe lanes 64
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-12500HL has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Xeon Silver 4310T is 105 W.

Intel Core i5-12500HL Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
60 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12500HL has a 27.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4310T cache has a total of 15.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-12500HL Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1744 Socket LGA 4189
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2022 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price 594 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-12500HL Intel Core i5-12500HL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz
1611 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-12500HL Intel Core i5-12500HL
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
10C 20T @ 2.30 GHz
20986 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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