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In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms Xeon E5-2420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 1970 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 51% better in War Thunder than Xeon E5-2420 - 190 vs 126 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2420 doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
190
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.18/FPS
100%
Price, £
£225
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Xeon E5-2420
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2420 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge-EN | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1356 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 1.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 2.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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