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Xeon E5-2660 vs Core i7-12700KF

Xeon E5-2660 vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 34 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 34 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Xeon E5-2660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 3530 days newer than Xeon E5-2660.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2660

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 12% better in Battlefield 1 than Xeon E5-2660 - 257 vs 229 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2660 - 20 vs 16 threads
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Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

229

89%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

257

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.85/FPS

100%

Price, £

£218.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 34 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

442

17%

Multi-Core

2635

19%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo

Xeon E5-2660

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i7
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
20
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
22.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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