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Xeon E5540 vs Core i5-12400

Xeon E5540 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Xeon E5540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 4663 days newer than Xeon E5540.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 462% better in League of Legends than Xeon E5540 - 270 vs 48 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E5540 - 65 vs 80 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5540 - 12 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5540 doesn't have integrated graphics
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League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo
Xeon E5540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

48

18%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

270

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo
Xeon E5540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo
Xeon E5540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

371

17%

Multi-Core

1553

18%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo

Xeon E5540

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
XeonCollectionCore i5
Nehalem-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
2.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
80 WTDP
65 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
19.0xMultiplier
25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

PCs Using Xeon E5540 or Core i5-12400

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