Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Xeon E5-2680 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 E5-2680 v3.
Advantages of Xeon E5-2680 v3
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 120 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 15% better in Sons Of The Forest than Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 112 vs 97 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-2680 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-2680 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 |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
120 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
