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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Xeon E5-1620 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 3530 days newer than Xeon E5-1620.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Xeon E5-1620 - 183 vs 164 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 - 24 vs 8 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
183
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.65/FPS
100%
Price, £
£302.35
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Xeon E5-1620
Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1620 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge-EP | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Xeon E5-1620 or Core i9-12900KF
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
156 FPS
£12.37/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4070
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GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£11.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£20.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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157 FPS
£13.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£20.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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106 FPS
£13.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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124 FPS
£12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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157 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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106 FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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140 FPS
£13.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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79 FPS
£17.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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124 FPS
£12.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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124 FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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156 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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106 FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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46 FPS
£28.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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