Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Processor comparisons   08-01-2022
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like RealBench, Handbrake, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, WPrime, Blender, Blender, 7zip, PassMark, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Prime95, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, Furmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Valheim
Death Stranding
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Watch Dogs Legion
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Valorant
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Borderlands 3
Cyberpunk 2077
DOOM: Eternal
Grand Theft Auto V
Fallout 76
Last Man Standing
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M or Intel Core i7-12800H.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i7-12800H

60%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

60%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-12800H

57%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

69%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.0	121.9
Valorant	114.7	138.5
Cyberpunk 2077	64.2	77.6
Apex Legends	107.8	130.2
Call of Duty Warzone	86.0	103.9
Overwatch	92.9	112.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.2	95.6
DOOM Eternal	57.4	69.3
Warzone	89.5	108.1
Assassin's Creed	96.4	116.4
Valheim	95.2	115.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-12800H

132%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

21%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-12800H is more energy efficient than the Xeon Platinum 8260M as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 165W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-12800H	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Cinbench 15 Single-core	463	211
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3376	5808
Cinbench 20 Single-core	1106	366
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7663	14048
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2589	1239
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	25265	35899

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-12800H	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core	6061	2291
Multi-Core	35372	34071

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-12800H	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core	1793	1071
Multi-Core	12699	33238

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-12800H	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Server
Socket	FCBGA1744	LGA3647
Core name	Alder Lake	Cascade Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	2
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.7 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	14	24
Threads	20	48
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	165 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	64 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	24 MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-12800H is 37% better than Xeon Platinum 8260M in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon Platinum 8260M has 10 more core than Core i7-12800H. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-12800H is better: 16
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M is better: 20
Although it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-12800H and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-12800H - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-12800H specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M specs and review.