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Xeon E5-2420 vs Core i9-12900K

Xeon E5-2420 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $599

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 3461 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2420

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 47% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Xeon E5-2420 - 156 vs 106 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 24 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2420 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

106

68%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

156

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

372

14%

Multi-Core

1815

12%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo

Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

May 14th, 2012
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5Core i9
Sandy Bridge-ENAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1356Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
6
16
12
24
1.9 GHz
3.2 GHz
2.4 GHz
5.2 GHz
95 W
125 W
32 nm
10 nm
19.0x
32.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-2420 or Core i9-12900K

With selected game settings

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