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Xeon E5540 vs Core i7-12700K

Xeon E5540 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP $409

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Xeon E5540 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 E5540.

Advantages of Xeon E5540

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

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 102% better in War Thunder than Xeon E5540 - 255 vs 126 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5540 - 20 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5540 doesn't have integrated graphics
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War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo
Xeon E5540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

126

49%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

255

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.08/FPS

100%

Price, €

€274.85

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo
Xeon E5540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo
Xeon E5540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

371

15%

Multi-Core

1553

11%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Xeon E5540 Logo

Xeon E5540

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
XeonCollectionCore i7
Nehalem-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
20
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
80 W
TDP125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
19.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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