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Xeon E3-1270 vs Core i5-12600K

Xeon E3-1270 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $289

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Xeon E3-1270 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3868 days newer than Xeon E3-1270.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1270

  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 80 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 23% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Xeon E3-1270 - 148 vs 120 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1270 - 16 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1270 doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of A Plague Tale: Requiem.
A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1270 Logo
Xeon E3-1270

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


FPS

120

81%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

148

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.61/FPS

100%

Price, £

£238.62

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £238.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 137 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1270 Logo
Xeon E3-1270

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1270 Logo
Xeon E3-1270

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


Single-Core

614

25%

Multi-Core

2085

18%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1270 Logo

Xeon E3-1270

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Apr 3rd, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
80 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
34.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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£238.62

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£433.5

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