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Xeon E3-1230 vs Core i5-12400

Xeon E3-1230 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Xeon E3-1230 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3929 days newer than Xeon E3-1230.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 24% better in Sea of Thieves than Xeon E3-1230 - 260 vs 209 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1230 - 65 vs 80 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1230 - 12 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1230 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Sea of Thieves

Resolution

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Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Xeon E3-1230 Logo
Xeon E3-1230

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


FPS

209

80%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

260

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.5/FPS

100%

Price, €

€129.34

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for 129.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 28 minutes ago

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Resolution

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Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Xeon E3-1230 Logo
Xeon E3-1230

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1230 Logo
Xeon E3-1230

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


Single-Core

588

27%

Multi-Core

1975

22%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1230 Logo

Xeon E3-1230

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Apr 3rd, 2011Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Xeon E3CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
80 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0x
Multiplier25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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