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Xeon E5-2660 vs Core i3-12100F

Xeon E5-2660 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Xeon E5-2660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3612 days newer than Xeon E5-2660.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2660

  • 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 28% better in Sea of Thieves than Xeon E5-2660 - 261 vs 204 FPS
  • Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2660 - 58 vs 95 Watts
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Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

204

78%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

261

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.28/FPS

100%

Price, £

£73.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for £73.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 9 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

442

20%

Multi-Core

2635

35%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2660

vs

Intel Core i3-12100F

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionCore i3
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads8
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
95 WTDP
58 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
22.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2660 or Core i3-12100F

Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical

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