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Xeon E5530 vs Core i7-12700K

Xeon E5530 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Xeon E5530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 4602 days newer than Xeon E5530.

Advantages of Xeon E5530

  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 80 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 23% better in Escape From Tarkov than Xeon E5530 - 229 vs 186 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5530 - 20 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5530 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5530 Logo
Xeon E5530

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

186

81%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

229

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.1/FPS

100%

Price, €

€251.49

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5530 Logo
Xeon E5530

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5530 Logo
Xeon E5530

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

343

14%

Multi-Core

1384

10%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Xeon E5530 Logo

Xeon E5530

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
XeonCollectionCore i7
GainestownCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
8Threads
20
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
80 W
TDP125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
18.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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