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Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs Core i5-12400

Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Xeon E3-1231 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2795 days newer than Xeon E3-1231 v3.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 17% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Xeon E3-1231 v3 - 121 vs 103 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 - 65 vs 80 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 - 12 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1231 v3

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014


FPS

103

85%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

121

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.97/FPS

100%

Price, €

€117.11

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 117.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 0 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1231 v3

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1231 v3

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014


Single-Core

1177

54%

Multi-Core

3749

42%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 Logo

Xeon E3-1231 v3

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

May 11th, 2014Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Xeon E3CollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
80 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
34.0x
Multiplier25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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