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Xeon E5-2660 vs Core i3-12100F

Xeon E5-2660 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.17 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Xeon E5-2660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3612 days newer than Xeon E5-2660.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2660

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 60% better in Dirt 5 than Xeon E5-2660 - 222 vs 139 FPS
  • Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2660 - 58 vs 95 Watts
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

139

63%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

222

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.31/FPS

100%

Price, €

€69.17

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

442

20%

Multi-Core

2635

35%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo

Xeon E5-2660

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionCore i3
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads8
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
95 WTDP
58 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
22.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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