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Xeon X5680 vs Core i5-12600K

Xeon X5680 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $289

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Xeon X5680 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 4281 days newer than Xeon X5680.

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 25% better in Battlefield IV than Xeon X5680 - 466 vs 374 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Xeon X5680 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon X5680 - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon X5680 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2010


FPS

374

80%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

466

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2010

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2010


Single-Core

530

22%

Multi-Core

2448

21%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo

Xeon X5680

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Feb 14th, 2010
Nov 4th, 2021
XeonCore i5
Westmere-EPAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
6
10
12
16
3.3 GHz
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
4.9 GHz
130 W
125 W
32 nm
10 nm
25.0x
37.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

PCs Using Xeon X5680 or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

Popular Xeon X5680 and Core i5-12600K Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

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

231

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

125.97

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

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

301.44

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

178

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

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

97

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

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

204.99

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

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

169.29

Intel Xeon X5680 Logo
Xeon X5680
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

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
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

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
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

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

245

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

419.99

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 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

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

194.9

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

157

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

182

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

140.78

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

399

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 i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

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 i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

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