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Xeon E5-2640 vs Core i5-12600KF

Xeon E5-2640 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Xeon E5-2640 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 3530 days newer than Xeon E5-2640.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640

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

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 26% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Xeon E5-2640 - 211 vs 167 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2640 - 16 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo
Xeon E5-2640

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

167

79%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

211

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.96/FPS

100%

Price, €

€202.51

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3,6GHz LGA1700 Box

Buy for 202.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 216 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo
Xeon E5-2640

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo
Xeon E5-2640

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

442

18%

Multi-Core

2284

19%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2640

vs

Intel Core i5-12600KF

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
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
25.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2640 or Core i5-12600KF

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme

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