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Xeon X5680 vs Core i5-12600KF

Xeon X5680 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Xeon X5680 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 4281 days newer than Xeon X5680.

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 9% better in Metro Exodus than Xeon X5680 - 152 vs 140 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Xeon X5680 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon X5680 - 16 vs 12 threads
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2010


FPS

140

92%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

152

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.11/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2010

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2010


Single-Core

530

21%

Multi-Core

2448

20%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo

Xeon X5680

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Feb 14th, 2010Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
XeonCollectionCore i5
Westmere-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
25.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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