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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1963 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £49.95 vs £218.88
- Up to 71% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-12700KF - £0.41 vs £1.39 per FPS
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 29% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 157 vs 122 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 20 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
122
78%
Value, £/FPS
£0.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
157
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.39/FPS
29%
Price, £
£218.88
22%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1620 v4 | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E/EP | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Xeon E5-1620 v4 or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
136 FPS
£9.93/FPS
32 GB, N/A Storage
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122 FPS
£9.02/FPS
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.99
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122 FPS
£10.08/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,229.95
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147 FPS
£11.77/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,729.99
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147 FPS
£12.17/FPS
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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