Intel Core i5 12490F vs Intel Xeon 678X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i5-12490F
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
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Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
5 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
65 W
300 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
98°C
Foundry
Intel
Intel
Die Size
163 mm²
2x598 mm²
Package
FC-LGA16A
FC-LGA18N
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
48
Performance Core Threads
12
96
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
4.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
0
—
Efficiency Core Threads
0
—
Total Core Count
6
48
Total Thread Count
12
96
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30.0
24.0
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
192 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5
PCIe Lanes
20
128
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,729
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Cinebench R23
11,488
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Geekbench 6
2,466
2,986
Geekbench 6
10,268
34,711
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.