Intel Xeon w3-2423
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Intel Xeon w3-2423 vs Intel Core i9-12900K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2023
Intel Xeon w3-2423
Intel Xeon w3-2423
Released
Q4/2021
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Intel Core i9-12900K
Intel Core i9-12900K

What's the best choice Intel Xeon w3-2423 or Intel Core i9-12900K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon w3-2423 has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 120 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i9-12900K has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Differences

  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    120 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon w3-2423 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    58 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 43% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2.67 times more cores

    16 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 21 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-12900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    340 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    22 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    26 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    20 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    38 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    66 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    426 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    57 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    44 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    25 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
Intel Core i9-12900K Intel Core i9-12900K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Xeon W left arrow Intel Core i9
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon W-2400 left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon W-2223 left arrow Intel Core i9-11900K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-13900K
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    2.10 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 32
  • Shader
    left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 4
  • Generation
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-12900K and Intel Xeon w3-2423. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-4400 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    2048 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 (Quad Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon w3-2423 and Intel Core i9-12900K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 228 W / 56 s
  • TDP up
    144 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    74 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon w3-2423 and Intel Xeon w3-2423, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 4677 left arrow LGA 1700
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.75 MB
  • L3-Cache
    15.00 MB left arrow 30.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Sapphire Rapids-WS left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q4/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow BX8071512900K

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon w3-2423 and Intel Core i9-12900K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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