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Xeon E3-1240 v2 vs Core i9-12900KF

Xeon E3-1240 v2 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 8523 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Xeon E3-1240 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 3461 days newer than Xeon E3-1240 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1240 v2

  • Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 69 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 28% better in Alan Wake 2 than Xeon E3-1240 v2 - 131 vs 102 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1240 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

102

78%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

131

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.96/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 8523 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1240 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1240 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

664

26%

Multi-Core

2298

15%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 Logo

Xeon E3-1240 v2

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

May 14th, 2012
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3Core i9
Ivy BridgeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
4
16
8
24
3.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
5.2 GHz
69 W
125 W
22 nm
10 nm
34.0x
32.0x
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No
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PCs Using Xeon E3-1240 v2 or Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

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