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Xeon Silver 4208 vs Core i7-12700H


Description
The Silver 4208 is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i7-12700H is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Silver 4208 gets a score of 311.6 k points while the i7-12700H gets 643.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-12700H is 2.1 times faster than the Silver 4208. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
906a3
Core
Cascade Lake-SP
Alder Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
4.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 3647
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
8/16
14/20
TDP
85 W
115 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32/8x64+6x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1024 kB
6x1280+6x2048 kB
Cache L3
11264 kB
24576 kB
Date
April 2019
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
38.61k points
93.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
311.57k points
643.29k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
Silver 4208
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
2.59k
7.95k (x3.07)
Test#2 (FP)
9.5k
19.74k (x2.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.15k
13.29k (x4.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.9k
14.97k (x2.54)
TOTAL
21.13k
55.95k (x2.65)

Multithread

Silver 4208

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
21.09k
53.64k (x2.54)
Test#2 (FP)
80.93k
171.15k (x2.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.76k
94.92k (x3.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.51k
9.24k (x1.09)
TOTAL
141.3k
328.95k (x2.33)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
Silver 4208
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
16.86k
41.64k (x2.47)
Test#2 (FP)
12.08k
25.48k (x2.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.37k
13.2k (x3.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.29k
12.8k (x2.04)
TOTAL
38.61k
93.12k (x2.41)

Multithread

Silver 4208

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
150.99k
276.56k (x1.83)
Test#2 (FP)
118.54k
251.6k (x2.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.44k
104.55k (x3.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
10.58k (x1.23)
TOTAL
311.57k
643.29k (x2.06)

Performance/W
Silver 4208
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
1776 points/W
2405 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1395 points/W
2188 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
393 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
92 points/W
TOTAL
3666 points/W
5594 points/W

Performance/GHz
Silver 4208
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
5269 points/GHz
8859 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3776 points/GHz
5422 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1054 points/GHz
2808 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1966 points/GHz
2724 points/GHz
TOTAL
12065 points/GHz
19813 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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