Xeon E5-2609 v3 vs Core i9-12900K

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MSRP $306

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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 E5-2609 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2614 days newer than Xeon E5-2609 v3.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2609 v3

Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 85 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

Performs up to 73% better in Starfield than Xeon E5-2609 v3 - 78 vs 45 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 - 24 vs 6 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Starfield.

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Xeon E5-2609 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

FPS

58%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.27/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

Ultra

Xeon E5-2609 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

159

FPS

109

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

339

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

230

FPS

191

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

932

FPS

693

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

223

FPS

159

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Xeon E5-2609 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

Single-Core

569

22%

Multi-Core

2519

16%

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Xeon E5-2609 v3	vs	Core i9-12900K
Sep 8th, 2014	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5	Collection	Core i9
Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EX	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Server	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	16
6	Threads	24
1.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	5.2 GHz
85 W	TDP	125 W
22 nm	Process Size	10 nm
19.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
No	Overclockable	Yes