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MSRP in USD: $294

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MSRP in USD: $289

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Xeon E3-1245 v5 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2208 days newer than Xeon E3-1245 v5.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 80 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Xeon E3-1245 v5 - 127 vs 115 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 - 16 vs 8 threads
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1245 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


FPS

115

91%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

127

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.88/FPS

100%

Price, £

£238.59

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

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TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1245 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1245 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


Single-Core

1306

53%

Multi-Core

4158

35%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Intel Core i5-12600K

Oct 19th, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
80 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0xMultiplier
37.0x
HD Graphics P530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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