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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF 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 i7-12700KF is 1963 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 223 vs 200 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £49.95 vs £218.88
- Up to 74% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-12700KF - £0.25 vs £0.98 per FPS
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
223
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.98/FPS
26%
Price, £
£218.88
22%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
200
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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Updated 159 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700KF | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i7-12700KF or Xeon E5-1620 v4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
126 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Out of Stock
97 FPS
£11.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.99
In Stock
97 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£N/A
Out of Stock
98 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
155 FPS
£10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,649.99
In Stock
85 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
155 FPS
£11.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,789.59
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