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Xeon E3-1220 v5 vs Core i9-12900KF

Xeon E3-1220 v5 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £257.02 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £257.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8521 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v5 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 2208 days newer than Xeon E3-1220 v5.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1220 v5

  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 80 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 56% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Xeon E3-1220 v5 - 524 vs 336 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 - 24 vs 4 threads
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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


FPS

336

64%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

524

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.49/FPS

100%

Price, £

£257.02

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £257.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8521 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


Single-Core

1202

47%

Multi-Core

3360

23%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Logo

Xeon E3-1220 v5

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Oct 19th, 2015
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3Core i9
SkylakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
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3.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
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5.2 GHz
80 W
125 W
14 nm
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30.0x
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PCs Using Xeon E3-1220 v5 or Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

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