Intel Core i7-12800HL vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

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Intel Core i7-12800HL CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-12800HL or Intel Xeon Gold 5218N - 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 i7-12800HL has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12800HL was released in Q3/2022.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
12 Generation 2
Alder Lake H Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12800HL is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.80 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i7-12800HL Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
14 Cores 16
20 Threads 32
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (4.80 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz)
1.80 GHz (3.70 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-12800HL Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 96 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
96 Compute units --
768 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 96 (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 i7-12800HL supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-12800HL Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
11.50 MB L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache 22.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
28 PCIe lanes 48
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-12800HL has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N is 110 W.

Intel Core i7-12800HL Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 110 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
60 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12800HL has a 35.50 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N cache has a total of 22.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-12800HL Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1744 Socket LGA 3647
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 Q2/2019
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12800HL (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N (56%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12800HL (98%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1784 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
1014 (57%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12465 (98%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
12732 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2235 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
1232 (55%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12167 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
@ 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 i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
24605 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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