Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs Intel Core i9-12900

Last updated: 2023-05-09

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2		Intel Core i9-12900
CPU comparison Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 or Intel Core i9-12900 - 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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 was released in Q3/2013. The Intel Core i9-12900 has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12900 was released in Q1/2022.

Intel Xeon E5 (71)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
4	Generation	12
Ivy Bridge EP	Architecture	Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i9-11900
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3	Successor	Intel Core i9-13900

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). The Intel Core i9-12900 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (5.10 GHz).
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12900
10	Cores	16
20	Threads	24
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz)	A-Core	2.40 GHz (5.10 GHz) 8x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz) 8x Gracemont
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 Xeon E5-2690 v2	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12900
--	AI hardware	--
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.55 GHz
--	GPU Generation	11
	Technology	10 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	32
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12900 can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12900
DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
768 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
59.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	14.00 MB
25.00 MB	L3 Cache	30.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
40	PCIe lanes	20
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 has a TDP of 130 W, that of the Intel Core i9-12900 is 65 W.
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12900
130 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	202 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 has a 25.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-12900 cache has a total of 44.00 MB.
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-12900
22 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
LGA 2011	Socket	LGA 1700
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2013	Release date	Q1/2022
1700 $	Release price	489 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 (31%)

Intel Core i9-12900 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 (40%)

Intel Core i9-12900 (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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	802 (41%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	1968 (100%)

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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	7288 (46%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz	15712 (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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	712 (27%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	2637 (100%)

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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	4996 (33%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz	15367 (100%)

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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	16394 (45%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz	36739 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	76 (26%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	287 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	1413 (36%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz	3911 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	1988 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz	26455 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	764 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz	10097 (100%)

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 Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz	794 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	4160 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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Intel Core i9-13900 benchmark of engineering sample

Posted by Stefan on 2022-06-15

Intels 13th generation of the Intel Core i series (Raptor Lake) is about to be released and a lot of information is already known from the official side. This information includes e.g. the number of CPU cores, the expected increase in performance and the manufacturing technology of the new CPUs.

We compare the technical data of the Intel Core i9-13900 with its predecessor and look at benchmarks that have already been published.

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