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Xeon E5-2620 vs Core i5-12600K

Xeon E5-2620 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Xeon E5-2620 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3530 days newer than Xeon E5-2620.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2620

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 26% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Xeon E5-2620 - 148 vs 117 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2620 - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2620 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of A Plague Tale: Requiem.
A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo
Xeon E5-2620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

117

79%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

148

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.35/FPS

100%

Price, €

€199.76

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227

Buy for 199.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo
Xeon E5-2620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo
Xeon E5-2620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

400

16%

Multi-Core

1945

16%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2620

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Intel Core i5-12600K

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i5
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
2.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
20.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2620 or Core i5-12600K

A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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