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Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Core i5-12400

Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $1745

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $199

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2675 days newer than Xeon E5-2680 v3.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2680 v3

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 12% better in Overwatch 2 than Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 378 vs 338 FPS
  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 65 vs 120 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

338

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

378

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.45/FPS

100%

Price, €

€168.57

100%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

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In Stock

Updated 8847 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

980

45%

Multi-Core

6528

74%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo

Xeon E5-2680 v3

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Sep 8th, 2014
Jan 4th, 2022
Xeon E5Core i5
HaswellAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
12
6
24
12
2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
120 W
65 W
22 nm
10 nm
25.0x25.0x
None
UHD Graphics 730
NoNo

PCs Using Xeon E5-2680 v3 or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

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