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Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Core i5-12600K

Xeon E5-2678 v3 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 E5-2678 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2678 v3

  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 120 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 8% better in F1 22 than Xeon E5-2678 v3 - 288 vs 267 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
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F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2678 v3

Server/Workstation


FPS

267

93%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

288

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.82/FPS

100%

Price, £

£236.83

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £236.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8530 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2678 v3

Server/Workstation

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2678 v3

Server/Workstation


Single-Core

994

41%

Multi-Core

6636

56%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 Logo

Xeon E5-2678 v3

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

UnknownNov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5Core i5
Haswell-E/EPAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
12
10
24
16
2.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Non-Turbo4.9 GHz
120 W
125 W
22 nm
10 nm
25.0x
37.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

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