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Xeon E5-2690 vs Core i3-12100F

Xeon E5-2690 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Xeon E5-2690 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 E5-2690.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2690

  • 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 11% better in Fortnite than Xeon E5-2690 - 237 vs 214 FPS
  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2690 - 58 vs 135 Watts
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Fortnite

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E5-2690 Logo
Xeon E5-2690

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

214

90%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

237

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.31/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 44 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E5-2690 Logo
Xeon E5-2690

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2690 Logo
Xeon E5-2690

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

576

26%

Multi-Core

3366

45%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2690

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
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
135 WTDP
58 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2690 or Core i3-12100F

Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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