Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2675 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v3.
Advantages of Xeon E5-1660 v3
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 35% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 472 vs 349 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Xeon E5-1660 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v3 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
