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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 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 i5-12600 is 2816 days newer than Xeon E3-1231 v3.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Xeon E3-1231 v3 - 181 vs 169 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
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
181
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.42/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Xeon E3-1231 v3
Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 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 | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 80 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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