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Xeon W-1290 vs Core i5-12400

Xeon W-1290 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $498

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $199

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Xeon W-1290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 601 days newer than Xeon W-1290.

Advantages of Xeon W-1290

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 20 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 5% better in Remnant II than Xeon W-1290 - 96 vs 91 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon W-1290 - 65 vs 80 Watts
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Remnant II

Remnant II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon W-1290 Logo
Xeon W-1290

Server/Workstation • May 13th, 2020


FPS

91

95%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

96

100%

Value, £/FPS

£26.16/FPS

100%

Price, £

£2511.32

100%

FPS and Value Winner

QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black

Buy for £2,511.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 107 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon W-1290 Logo
Xeon W-1290

Server/Workstation • May 13th, 2020

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon W-1290 Logo
Xeon W-1290

Server/Workstation • May 13th, 2020


Single-Core

1742

80%

Multi-Core

8810

100%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Xeon W-1290 Logo

Xeon W-1290

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

May 13th, 2020Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
XeonCollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads12
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
80 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0x
Multiplier25.0x
Intel UHD Graphics P630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

Laptops Using Xeon W-1290 or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

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£204

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£295

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£328.01

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£139.99

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£257.13

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£169.39

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£354.25

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£238.62

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£639.99

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£326.49

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£307.67

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£2,511.32

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£739.89

Intel Xeon W-1290 Logo
Xeon W-1290

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£218.88

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Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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Ryzen 5 7600X

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Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
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Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Xeon W-1290 Logo
Xeon W-1290

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

£433.5

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
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Ryzen 5 5500

£84

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Xeon W-1290

vs
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Ryzen 5 4500

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
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Ryzen 7 7700X

£488.99

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Xeon W-1290

vs
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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
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Ryzen 7 5800X

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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

£208.69

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

£343.97

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

£929.89

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

£204

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

£295

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

£328.01

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

£139.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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

£257.13

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

£169.39

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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

£238.62

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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

£326.49

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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

£307.67

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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

£218.88

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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

£433.5

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