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Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs Core i9-12900K

Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $939

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $599

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Xeon E5-2640 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 E5-2640 v3.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2640 v3

  • Consumes up to 28% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 90 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 13% better in Rocket League than Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 786 vs 698 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 24 vs 16 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

698

89%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

786

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

1040

40%

Multi-Core

5400

35%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo

Xeon E5-2640 v3

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Sep 8th, 2014
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5Core i9
Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EXAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
8
16
16
24
2.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
3.4 GHz
5.2 GHz
90 W
125 W
22 nm
10 nm
26.0x
32.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-2640 v3 or Core i9-12900K

With selected game settings

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