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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Xeon E3-1231 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2795 days newer than Xeon E3-1231 v3.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 32% better in Dirt 5 than Xeon E3-1231 v3 - 226 vs 171 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 - 65 vs 80 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
226
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.73/FPS
100%
Price, £
£164
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 80 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Xeon E3-1231 v3 or Core i5-12500
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
113 FPS
£7.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£873.59
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113 FPS
£8.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999.97
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113 FPS
£6.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£688.91
In Stock
101 FPS
£7.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£790.75
In Stock
79 FPS
£7.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£594.87
In Stock
113 FPS
£8.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£950
In Stock
79 FPS
£14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,127.92
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