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Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Core i7-12700KF

Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for 164.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 223 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for 164.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 223 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Xeon E5-2420 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 2986 days newer than Xeon E5-2420 v2.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

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

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 4% better in Control than Xeon E5-2420 v2 - 206 vs 199 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 - 20 vs 12 threads
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Control

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

199

97%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

206

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.8/FPS

100%

Price, €

€164.86

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for 164.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 223 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

433

17%

Multi-Core

2148

16%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Intel Core i7-12700KF

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i7
Ivy Bridge ENCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1356SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
20
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
80 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
22.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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