Xeon E3-1225 v5 vs Core i9-12900K

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MSRP $224

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MSRP $599

Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Xeon E3-1225 v5 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2208 days newer than Xeon E3-1225 v5.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1225 v5

Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 80 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

Performs up to 11% better in Rocket League than Xeon E3-1225 v5 - 786 vs 707 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 - 24 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Rocket League.

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Xeon E3-1225 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

FPS

707

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

786

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.32/FPS

100%

Price, €

€255.4

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Xeon E3-1225 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

159

FPS

125

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

339

FPS

141

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

230

FPS

204

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

932

FPS

755

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

223

FPS

177

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Xeon E3-1225 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

Single-Core

1217

46%

Multi-Core

3420

22%

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Xeon E3-1225 v5	vs	Core i9-12900K
Oct 19th, 2015	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3	Collection	Core i9
Skylake	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Server	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	16
4	Threads	24
3.3 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.2 GHz
80 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
33.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
HD Graphics P530	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
No	Overclockable	Yes