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Xeon E5-2690 v3 vs Core i7-12700KF

Xeon E5-2690 v3 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 £219 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8530 minutes ago

vs
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 £219 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8530 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 2614 days newer than Xeon E5-2690 v3.

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 44% better in Dirt 5 than Xeon E5-2690 v3 - 238 vs 165 FPS
  • Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 - 125 vs 135 Watts
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2690 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

165

69%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

238

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.92/FPS

100%

Price, £

£219

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 £219 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8530 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2690 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2690 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

1055

42%

Multi-Core

7030

52%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Logo

Xeon E5-2690 v3

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Sep 8th, 2014
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5Core i7
HaswellAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
1212
24
20
2.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
5.0 GHz
135 W
125 W
22 nm
10 nm
26.0x
36.0x
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No
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-2690 v3 or Core i7-12700KF

With selected game settings

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