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Xeon E5620 vs Core i9-12900K

Xeon E5620 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
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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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
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 255.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 35 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Xeon E5620 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 4251 days newer than Xeon E5620.

Advantages of Xeon E5620

  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 80 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 84% better in Far Cry 6 than Xeon E5620 - 164 vs 89 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5620 - 24 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5620 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5620 Logo
Xeon E5620

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010


FPS

89

54%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

164

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.56/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

Buy for 255.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 35 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5620 Logo
Xeon E5620

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5620 Logo
Xeon E5620

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010


Single-Core

373

14%

Multi-Core

1410

9%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Xeon E5620 Logo

Xeon E5620

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Mar 16th, 2010Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
XeonCollectionCore i9
Westmere-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
2.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
80 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
18.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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