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Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs Core i3-12100F

Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2696 days newer than Xeon E5-2640 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 19% better in Valorant than Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 877 vs 737 FPS
  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 58 vs 90 Watts
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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

737

84%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

877

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.09/FPS

100%

Price, £

£82.8

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz

Buy for £82.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 20 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

1040

47%

Multi-Core

5400

72%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

Sep 8th, 2014Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionCore i3
Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EXCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads8
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
90 WTDP
58 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2640 v3 or Core i3-12100F

Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High

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