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Xeon E5-2697 v3 vs Core i7-12700K

Xeon E5-2697 v3 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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

Buy for £208.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 135 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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

Buy for £208.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 135 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Xeon E5-2697 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2614 days newer than Xeon E5-2697 v3.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2697 v3

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 28 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 43% better in Dirt 5 than Xeon E5-2697 v3 - 238 vs 166 FPS
  • Consumes up to 14% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 - 125 vs 145 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2697 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

166

70%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

238

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.88/FPS

100%

Price, £

£208.69

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for £208.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 135 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2697 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2697 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

1076

43%

Multi-Core

7454

54%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 Logo

Xeon E5-2697 v3

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Sep 8th, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores12
28
Threads20
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
145 WTDP
125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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£257.13

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£169.39

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£354.25

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£208.69

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£208.69

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£295

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£208.69

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£328.01

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£139.99

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£326.49

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£208.69

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£257.13

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£208.69

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£169.39

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£218.88

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Core i7-12700K

£208.69

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Core i7-12700K

£208.69

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Core i7-12700K

£208.69

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Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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Xeon E5-2697 v3

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

£208.69

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

£208.69

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

£208.69

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.49

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

£208.69

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

£307.67

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

£208.69

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

£208.69

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

£218.88

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

£208.69

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

£433.5

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