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Xeon W3530 vs Core i7-12700KF

Xeon W3530 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 £218.88 on Amazon

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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 £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Xeon W3530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 4251 days newer than Xeon W3530.

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 9% better in Metro Exodus than Xeon W3530 - 152 vs 139 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Xeon W3530 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon W3530 - 20 vs 8 threads
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon W3530 Logo
Xeon W3530

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010


FPS

139

91%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

152

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.44/FPS

100%

Price, £

£218.88

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 £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon W3530 Logo
Xeon W3530

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon W3530 Logo
Xeon W3530

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010


Single-Core

437

17%

Multi-Core

1528

11%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Xeon W3530 Logo

Xeon W3530

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Mar 16th, 2010Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
XeonCollectionCore i7
BloomfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
20
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
21.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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