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Xeon E5-2440 v2 vs Core i7-12700KF

Xeon E5-2440 v2 vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Xeon E5-2440 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 2986 days newer than Xeon E5-2440 v2.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 28% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Xeon E5-2440 v2 - 96 vs 75 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2 - 20 vs 16 threads
This is a free version of Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2440 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

75

78%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

96

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.28/FPS

100%

Price, £

£218.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2440 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2440 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

285

11%

Multi-Core

1889

14%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

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Intel Core i7-12700KF

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i7
Ivy Bridge ENCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1356SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
20
1.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
19.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2440 v2 or Core i7-12700KF

Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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