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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Xeon E5-1620 v4 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is 1989 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 24% cheaper than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - £37.72 vs £49.95
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Performs up to 39% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-2500K - 159 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-2500K - £0.31 vs £0.33 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
159
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
75%
FPS and 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 i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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