Xeon E3-1290 v2 vs Core i9-12900KF

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $564

Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 3461 days newer than Xeon E3-1290 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1290 v2

Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 87 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

Performs up to 29% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 203 vs 157 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 24 vs 8 threads

This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

FPS

157

77%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

203

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.21/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$449

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

328

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

112

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

921

FPS

705

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Epic

241

FPS

216

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

229

FPS

193

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

Single-Core

699

27%

Multi-Core

2480

17%

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Xeon E3-1290 v2	vs	Core i9-12900KF
May 14th, 2012	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3	Collection	Core i9
Ivy Bridge	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1155	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Server	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	16
8	Threads	24
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
4.1 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.2 GHz
87 W	TDP	125 W
22 nm	Process Size	10 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes