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Xeon X5690 vs Core i5-12600K

Xeon X5690 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Xeon X5690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3916 days newer than Xeon X5690.

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 8% better in Metro Exodus than Xeon X5690 - 151 vs 140 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Xeon X5690 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon X5690 - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon X5690 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon X5690 Logo
Xeon X5690

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2011


FPS

140

93%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

151

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.58/FPS

100%

Price, £

£238.62

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £238.62 on Amazon

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon X5690 Logo
Xeon X5690

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2011

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon X5690 Logo
Xeon X5690

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2011


Single-Core

546

22%

Multi-Core

2566

22%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon X5690 Logo

Xeon X5690

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Feb 14th, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
XeonCollectionCore i5
Westmere-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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