Intel Core i7-12850HX vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218

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Intel Core i7-12850HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Core i7-12850HX Intel Xeon Gold 5218

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-12850HX and the Intel Xeon Gold 5218 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-12850HX 16 core processor released in Q2/2022 with the Intel Xeon Gold 5218 which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced 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
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-13850HX Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12850HX is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz). The processor can compute 24 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218 clocks with 2.30 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16 Cores 16
24 Threads 32
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.30 GHz (3.90 GHz)
1.50 GHz (3.40 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 i7-12850HX Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 UHD Graphics 770 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 / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-12850HX, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5218 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
128 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
14.00 MB L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache 22.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 48
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-12850HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218 is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
157 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12850HX has 39.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 5218 is at 22.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218
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
Q2/2022 Release date Q2/2019
428 $ Release price 1275 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12850HX (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 (58%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12850HX (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 (74%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1788 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
1041 (58%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13824 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
12543 (91%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
2239 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
1308 (58%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13946 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
8856 (64%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
33567 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
22369 (67%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-12850HX Intel Xeon Gold 5218
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