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Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3543 days newer than Xeon E3-1220 v2.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 89% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 479 vs 254 FPS
  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 58 vs 69 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 8 vs 4 threads
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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

254

53%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

479

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.15/FPS

100%

Price, £

£70

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

597

27%

Multi-Core

1843

25%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

May 14th, 2012Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Xeon E3CollectionCore i3
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
69 WTDP
58 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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