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Xeon E5-2420 vs Core i5-12600K

Xeon E5-2420 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $289

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Xeon E5-2420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3461 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2420

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 17% better in HITMAN 3 than Xeon E5-2420 - 219 vs 187 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2420 doesn't have integrated graphics
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HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

187

85%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

219

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.08/FPS

100%

Price, £

£236.83

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

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In Stock

Updated 8534 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

372

15%

Multi-Core

1815

15%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo

Xeon E5-2420

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

May 14th, 2012
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5Core i5
Sandy Bridge-ENAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1356Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
6
10
12
16
1.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
2.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
95 W
125 W
32 nm
10 nm
19.0x
37.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

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