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Xeon E3-1260L v5 vs Core i5-12400

Xeon E3-1260L v5 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $294

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MSRP $199

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Xeon E3-1260L v5 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2269 days newer than Xeon E3-1260L v5.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1260L v5

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 45 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 10% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Xeon E3-1260L v5 - 204 vs 186 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 - 12 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Game Graphics

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Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1260L v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


FPS

186

91%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

204

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1260L v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1260L v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


Single-Core

1362

63%

Multi-Core

4259

48%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo

Xeon E3-1260L v5

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Oct 19th, 2015Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Xeon E3CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0x
Multiplier25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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