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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Xeon W3520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 4602 days newer than Xeon W3520.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 23% better in Elden Ring than Xeon W3520 - 135 vs 110 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Xeon W3520 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon W3520 - 24 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon W3520 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Elden Ring.
Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo
Xeon W3520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

110

81%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

135

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.46/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

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo
Xeon W3520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo
Xeon W3520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

413

16%

Multi-Core

1395

9%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo

Intel Xeon W3520

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Intel Core i9-12900K

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
XeonCollectionCore i9
BloomfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
2.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
20.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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