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Xeon E5-2620 vs Core i5-12600K

Xeon E5-2620 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 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3530 days newer than Xeon E5-2620.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2620

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

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 14% better in Death Stranding than Xeon E5-2620 - 242 vs 213 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2620 - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2620 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Death Stranding

Death Stranding

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo
Xeon E5-2620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

213

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

242

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.99/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 286 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo
Xeon E5-2620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo
Xeon E5-2620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

400

16%

Multi-Core

1945

16%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo

Xeon E5-2620

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i5
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
2.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
20.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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