Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs Core i9-12900K

Prices and Stock

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock
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 E5-2690 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2986 days newer than Xeon E5-2690 v2.

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

Performs up to 27% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Xeon E5-2690 v2 - 214 vs 169 FPS
Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 - 125 vs 130 Watts
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 - 24 vs 20 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Xeon E5-2690 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

FPS

169

79%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

214

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.18/FPS

100%

Price, €

€252.21

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

Buy for €252.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 264 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Xeon E5-2690 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

High

300

FPS

263

FPS

Apex Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

159

FPS

110

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Maximum

223

FPS

160

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

339

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

535

FPS

252

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Xeon E5-2690 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

Single-Core

583

22%

Multi-Core

4085

26%

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Xeon E5-2690 v2	vs	Core i9-12900K
Sep 1st, 2013	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5	Collection	Core i9
Ivy Bridge EP	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 2011	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Server	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	16
20	Threads	24
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.2 GHz
130 W	TDP	125 W
22 nm	Process Size	10 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
No	Overclockable	Yes