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Xeon E5-2643 vs Core i5-12600K

Xeon E5-2643 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Xeon E5-2643 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3530 days newer than Xeon E5-2643.

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 12% better in F1 22 than Xeon E5-2643 - 288 vs 256 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2643 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2643 - 16 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2643 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2643 Logo
Xeon E5-2643

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

256

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

288

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2643 Logo
Xeon E5-2643

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2643 Logo
Xeon E5-2643

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

580

24%

Multi-Core

2050

17%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2643 Logo

Xeon E5-2643

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i5
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
33.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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