Xeon E3-1270 v5 vs Core i7-12700K

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MSRP $339

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MSRP $409

Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v5 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2208 days newer than Xeon E3-1270 v5.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1270 v5

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

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Xeon E3-1270 v5 - 152 vs 144 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 - 20 vs 8 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Metro Exodus.

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Xeon E3-1270 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

FPS

144

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

152

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.23/FPS

100%

Price, €

€186.49

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Xeon E3-1270 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

127

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

323

FPS

153

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

229

FPS

206

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

919

FPS

766

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

220

FPS

180

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Xeon E3-1270 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

Single-Core

1314

52%

Multi-Core

4323

32%

Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Xeon E3-1270 v5	vs	Core i7-12700K
Oct 19th, 2015	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3	Collection	Core i7
Skylake	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Server	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	12
8	Threads	20
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
4.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.0 GHz
80 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
No	Overclockable	Yes