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Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Core i5-12600K

Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $1745

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $289

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K 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 i5-12600K is 2614 days newer than Xeon E5-2680 v3.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2680 v3

  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 120 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 47% better in HITMAN 2 than Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 185 vs 126 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
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HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

126

68%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

185

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

980

40%

Multi-Core

6528

55%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo

Xeon E5-2680 v3

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Sep 8th, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores10
24
Threads16
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
120 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
25.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-2680 v3 or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Core i5-12600K Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

179.84

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

145.83

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

388.55

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.04

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

187.83

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

141.04

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

179.84

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

419.8

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

85

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

81.33

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

148.96

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3
vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

164.13

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

145.83

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

388.55

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.04

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

187.83

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

141.04

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

169.15

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

419.8

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

85

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

81.33

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

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