Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 2614 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v3.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 12% better in God of War than Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 193 vs 173 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-1660 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v3 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
