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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms Xeon E3-1240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 3950 days newer than Xeon E3-1240.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 23% better in No Man's Sky than Xeon E3-1240 - 196 vs 159 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1240 - 65 vs 80 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1240 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1240 doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
196
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£252.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E3-1240
Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1240 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 80 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Xeon E3-1240 or Core i7-12700
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
128 FPS
£11.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,491.99
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128 FPS
£21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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122 FPS
£9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,108.26
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107 FPS
£8.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£878.99
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107 FPS
£17.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,874.27
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137 FPS
£17.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
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128 FPS
£13.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,699.99
In Stock
80 FPS
£10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£853.99
In Stock
128 FPS
£9.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,207.99
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107 FPS
£14.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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