Xeon E3-1290 v2 vs Core i7-12700KF

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MSRP $384

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Xeon E3-1290 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 3461 days newer than Xeon E3-1290 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1290 v2

Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 87 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

Performs up to 26% better in Resident Evil 4 than Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 203 vs 161 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 20 vs 8 threads

This is a free version of Resident Evil 4.

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

FPS

161

79%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

203

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.37/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$279

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for CA$279 on Amazon

In Stock

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

112

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

322

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

229

FPS

193

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

919

FPS

705

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

220

FPS

162

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

Single-Core

699

28%

Multi-Core

2480

18%

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Xeon E3-1290 v2	vs	Core i7-12700KF
May 14th, 2012	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3	Collection	Core i7
Ivy Bridge	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1155	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Server	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	12
8	Threads	20
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
4.1 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.0 GHz
87 W	TDP	125 W
22 nm	Process Size	10 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes

PCs Using Xeon E3-1290 v2 or Core i7-12700KF

With selected game settings

CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

132 FPS

CA$20.32/FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

Core i7-12700KF

16 GB, 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

CA$2,681.58

In Stock

Quoted Tech Shield Extreme Gaming PC

96 FPS

CA$17.71/FPS

GeForce RTX 4060

Core i7-12700KF

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,699.99

In Stock

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Advantages of Xeon E3-1290 v2

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

My Games

Grand Theft Auto V

League of Legends

Escape From Tarkov

Valorant

World of Warcraft

Xeon E3-1290 v2

Core i7-12700KF

Xeon E3-1290 v2

Core i7-12700KF