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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 2614 days newer than Xeon E5-2660 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 105 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 14% better in DOOM Eternal than Xeon E5-2660 v3 - 537 vs 470 FPS
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
537
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.41/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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Xeon E5-2660 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2660 v3 or Core i7-12700KF
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
320 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Out of Stock
268 FPS
£4.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.99
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268 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£N/A
Out of Stock
270 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Out of Stock
379 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Out of Stock
246 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
379 FPS
£4.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,789.59
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