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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2024 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 15% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 156 vs 136 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £49.95 vs £246.32
- Up to 77% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-12400 - £0.37 vs £1.58 per FPS
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
136
87%
Value, £/FPS
£0.37/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Xeon E5-1620 v4
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
£23.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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