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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Xeon E3-1260L v5 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 2208 days newer than Xeon E3-1260L v5.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 45 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 19% better in World of Warcraft than Xeon E3-1260L v5 - 217 vs 182 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 - 16 vs 8 threads
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World of Warcraft

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1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1260L v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


FPS

182

84%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

217

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.77/FPS

100%

Price, €

€166.7

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 (6P+4E) core fino a 4,9 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1260L v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1260L v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


Single-Core

1362

55%

Multi-Core

4259

35%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Intel Core i5-12600KF

Oct 19th, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
45 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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