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Xeon E5540 vs Core i5-12600KF

Xeon E5540 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Xeon E5540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 4602 days newer than Xeon E5540.

Advantages of Xeon E5540

  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 80 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 34% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Xeon E5540 - 201 vs 150 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5540 - 16 vs 8 threads
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Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo
Xeon E5540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

150

75%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

201

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.33/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$268.04

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra

Buy for CA$268.04 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 192 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo
Xeon E5540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo
Xeon E5540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

371

15%

Multi-Core

1553

13%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo

Xeon E5540

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
XeonCollectionCore i5
Nehalem-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
2.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
80 W
TDP125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
19.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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