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Xeon E5-2420 vs Core i9-12900KF

Xeon E5-2420 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Xeon E5-2420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 3461 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2420

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 44% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Xeon E5-2420 - 128 vs 89 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 24 vs 12 threads
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

89

70%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

128

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.24/FPS

100%

Price, €

€414.73

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 414.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 169 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

372

15%

Multi-Core

1815

12%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo

Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

May 14th, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i9
Sandy Bridge-ENCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1356SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
24
1.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
2.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
19.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-2420 or Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

Xeon E5-2420 and Core i9-12900KF Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

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

251.49

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

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

493.5

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

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

202.51

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

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

414.73

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

251.49

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

414.73

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

63.99

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

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

414.73

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

493.5

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

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

414.73

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

202.51

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

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

414.73

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

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

414.73

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

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

414.73

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

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

414.73

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

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

414.73

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

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

414.73

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

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

414.73

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

414.73

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

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

414.73

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

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