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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Xeon E3-1280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2509 days newer than Xeon E3-1280.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1280
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 7% better in Overwatch 2 than Xeon E3-1280 - 348 vs 324 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1280 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1280 doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
348
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Xeon E3-1280
Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1280 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge-EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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