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Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs Core i9-12900K

Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Xeon E5-2609 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 E5-2609 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 85 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 32% better in Far Cry 5 than Xeon E5-2609 v3 - 245 vs 186 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 - 24 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2609 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

186

76%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

245

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.91/FPS

100%

Price, €

€467.41

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

Buy for 467.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2609 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2609 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

569

22%

Multi-Core

2519

16%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Intel Core i9-12900K

Sep 8th, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i9
Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EXCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
1.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
85 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
19.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2609 v3 or Core i9-12900K

Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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