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Xeon E5-1660 v4 vs Core i9-12900KF

Xeon E5-1660 v4 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1963 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v4.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 34% better in Rust than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 248 vs 185 FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 125 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 24 vs 16 threads
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Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016


FPS

185

75%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

248

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.68/FPS

100%

Price, €

€417.73

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz

Buy for 417.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016


Single-Core

1173

46%

Multi-Core

6726

45%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Logo

Xeon E5-1660 v4

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Jun 20th, 2016Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i9
BroadwellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
24
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
140 WTDP
125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0xMultiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-1660 v4 or Core i9-12900KF

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