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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2024 days newer than the more expensive Xeon E5-1660 v4.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 32% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 95 vs 72 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - $128.65 vs $257.64
- Up to 62% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - $1.5 vs $3.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
72
75.78947368421053%
Value, €/FPS
€3.97/FPS
37.78337531486146%
Price, €
€285.98
49%
Intel Xeon E5-1660 V4 Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3OEM Pack
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
95
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.5/FPS
100%
Price, €
€142.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Single-Core
1173
50.75724794461273%
Multi-Core
6726
74.08304879392004%
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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