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Xeon E3-1230 vs Core i5-12600KF

Xeon E3-1230 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Xeon E3-1230 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 3868 days newer than Xeon E3-1230.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1230

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

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 19% better in Elden Ring than Xeon E3-1230 - 133 vs 112 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1230 - 16 vs 8 threads
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Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Xeon E3-1230 Logo
Xeon E3-1230

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


FPS

112

84%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

133

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.52/FPS

100%

Price, €

€202.5

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 202.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 231 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Xeon E3-1230 Logo
Xeon E3-1230

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1230 Logo
Xeon E3-1230

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


Single-Core

588

24%

Multi-Core

1975

16%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1230 Logo

Xeon E3-1230

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Apr 3rd, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
80 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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