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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1963 days newer than the more expensive Xeon E5-1660 v4.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Fortnite than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 242 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - $251.35 vs $317.44
- Up to 27% better value when playing Fortnite than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - $1.04 vs $1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Xeon E5-1660 V4 Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3OEM Pack
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
242
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.04/FPS
100%
Price, €
€251.35
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
Epic
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v4 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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With selected game settings
112 FPS
€12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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112 FPS
€12.62/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€13.72/FPS
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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242 FPS
€21.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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161 FPS
€13.42/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€11.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
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134 FPS
€9.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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162 FPS
€11.79/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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190 FPS
€11.14/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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