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Xeon E3-1245 vs Core i9-12900K

Xeon E3-1245 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £369.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 216 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £369.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 216 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Xeon E3-1245 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3868 days newer than Xeon E3-1245.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1245

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 13% better in Fortnite than Xeon E3-1245 - 242 vs 214 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1245 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Fortnite

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E3-1245 Logo
Xeon E3-1245

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


FPS

214

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

242

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.53/FPS

100%

Price, £

£369.34

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £369.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 216 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E3-1245 Logo
Xeon E3-1245

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1245 Logo
Xeon E3-1245

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


Single-Core

590

23%

Multi-Core

2017

13%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1245

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Intel Core i9-12900K

Apr 3rd, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3CollectionCore i9
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
33.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Intel HD P3000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E3-1245 or Core i9-12900K

Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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