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Xeon W3680 vs Core i5-12600K

Xeon W3680 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 W3680 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 4251 days newer than Xeon W3680.

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 12% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Xeon W3680 - 182 vs 163 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Xeon W3680 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon W3680 - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon W3680 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon W3680 Logo
Xeon W3680

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010


FPS

163

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

182

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon W3680 Logo
Xeon W3680

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon W3680 Logo
Xeon W3680

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010


Single-Core

555

23%

Multi-Core

2540

22%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon W3680 Logo

Xeon W3680

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Mar 16th, 2010Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
XeonCollectionCore i5
Westmere-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
25.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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