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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F is 2024 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 11% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 93 vs 84 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
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - £49.95 vs £99.97
- Up to 45% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-12400F - £0.59 vs £1.07 per FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
84
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.59/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 i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Xeon E5-1620 v4
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
48 FPS
£14.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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37 FPS
£16.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£622.8
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64 FPS
£14.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
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56 FPS
£12.62/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£706.8
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37 FPS
£25.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£949.99
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55 FPS
£13.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£717.6
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55 FPS
£14.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.95
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48 FPS
£16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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55 FPS
£18.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
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76 FPS
£17.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,339.99
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