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Xeon E5-2420 vs Core i5-8600K

Xeon E5-2420 vs Core i5-8600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms Xeon E5-2420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 1970 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2420

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Performs up to 71% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Xeon E5-2420 - 384 vs 224 FPS
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

224

58%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

384

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.57/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$218.62

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K

Buy for CA$218.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 257 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

372

24%

Multi-Core

1815

32%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

100%

Multi-Core

5597

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Intel Core i5-8600K

May 14th, 2012Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Xeon E5CollectionCore i5
Sandy Bridge-ENCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1356SocketIntel Socket 1151
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
1.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
95 WTDP95 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
19.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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