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Xeon E5-2620 v2 vs Core i5-12600K

Xeon E5-2620 v2 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Xeon E5-2620 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2986 days newer than Xeon E5-2620 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2620 v2

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

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 59% better in Rust than Xeon E5-2620 v2 - 244 vs 153 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2620 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

153

63%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

244

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.98/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 122 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2620 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2620 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

416

17%

Multi-Core

2118

18%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 Logo

Xeon E5-2620 v2

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i5
Ivy Bridge EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
2.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
80 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
21.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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