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Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Core i7-12700K

Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $294

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Availability

MSRP $409

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1963 days newer than Xeon E5-1620 v4.

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 63% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 523 vs 321 FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 125 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 20 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1620 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016


FPS

321

61%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

523

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.52/FPS

100%

Price, €

€273.11

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1620 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1620 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016


Single-Core

1088

43%

Multi-Core

3898

28%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Logo

Xeon E5-1620 v4

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Jun 20th, 2016Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i7
Broadwell-E/EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
20
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
140 WTDP
125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-1620 v4 or Core i7-12700K

With selected game settings

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