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The Xeon E5520 is at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i9-12900K. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the Xeon E5520

  • Consumes up to 36% less energy80 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of the Core i9-12900K

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 24 vs 8 threads
  • Can run games without a dedicated GPU as it has integrated graphics

Xeon E5520 vs Core i9-12900K for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo

Xeon E5520

Mar 30th, 2009


Average FPS

165

77%

Min 1% FPS

111

79%

Price, CA$

Out of Stock

Value, CA$/FPS

Not Available


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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Nov 4th, 2021


Average FPS

213

100%

Min 1% FPS

140

100%

Price, CA$

Out of Stock

Value, CA$/FPS

Not Available


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Xeon E5520 vs Core i9-12900K in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Xeon E5520 vs Core i9-12900K in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo

Xeon E5520

Mar 30th, 2009


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

357

14%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1417

9%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Nov 4th, 2021


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2642

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

15520

100%

Performance Specifications

The Xeon E5520 vs Core i9-12900K in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo

Xeon E5520

Mar 30th, 2009


Cores

4-core

25%

L3 Cache

8 MB

27%


Base Frequency

2.27 GHz

71%

Turbo Frequency

2.53 GHz

49%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

MHz

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Nov 4th, 2021


Cores

16-core

100%

L3 Cache

30 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

100%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

4800 MHz

100%

Specifications

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Intel Xeon E5520 Logo

Xeon E5520

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Mar 30th, 2009
Nov 4th, 2021
Not Available$599.00
Server
Desktop
Intel Socket 1366Intel Socket 1700
GainestownAlder Lake
80 W
125 W
4
16
8
24
2.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
5.2 GHz
8 MB
30 MB
DDR3DDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
No
UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

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