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Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs Core i7-12700KF

Xeon E5-2640 v3 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

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 153 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 153 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 2614 days newer than Xeon E5-2640 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

  • Consumes up to 28% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 90 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 2% better in Control than Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 206 vs 201 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 20 vs 16 threads
This is a free version of Control.
Control

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

201

98%

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 153 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

1040

41%

Multi-Core

5400

40%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Intel Core i7-12700KF

Sep 8th, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i7
Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EXCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
20
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
90 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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