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Xeon E5-2690 vs Core i9-12900KF

Xeon E5-2690 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £257.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 151 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £257.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 151 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Xeon E5-2690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 3530 days newer than Xeon E5-2690.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 16% better in God of War than Xeon E5-2690 - 191 vs 164 FPS
  • Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2690 - 125 vs 135 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2690 - 24 vs 16 threads
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God of War

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2690 Logo
Xeon E5-2690

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

164

86%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

191

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.35/FPS

100%

Price, £

£257.13

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £257.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 151 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2690 Logo
Xeon E5-2690

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2690 Logo
Xeon E5-2690

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

576

23%

Multi-Core

3366

23%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2690 Logo

Xeon E5-2690

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i9
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
24
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
135 WTDP
125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-2690 or Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

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£84

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£238.62

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£257.13

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£488.99

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£257.13

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£257.13

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£639.99

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£326.49

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£257.13

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£208.69

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£307.67

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£2,511.32

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£343.97

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£433.5

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£257.13

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£929.89

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£204

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£257.13

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£295

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£257.13

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£328.01

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£257.13

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£257.13

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£257.13

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£169.39

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£257.13

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£354.25

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£257.13

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£257.13

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Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

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£238.62

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

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Core i9-14900KF

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

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Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

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Core i7-14700KF

£326.49

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

£307.67

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

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

£218.88

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

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Core i9-14900K

£433.5

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