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Xeon E3-1280 vs Core i5-8600K

Xeon E3-1280 vs Core i5-8600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 2377 days newer than Xeon E3-1280.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1280

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 3 than Xeon E3-1280 - 147 vs 124 FPS
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1280 Logo
Xeon E3-1280

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


FPS

124

84%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

147

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.01/FPS

100%

Price, $

$148.49

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $148.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5158 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1280 Logo
Xeon E3-1280

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1280 Logo
Xeon E3-1280

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


Single-Core

658

42%

Multi-Core

2220

39%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

100%

Multi-Core

5597

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1280 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1280

vs
Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Intel Core i5-8600K

Apr 3rd, 2011Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Xeon E3CollectionCore i5
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
95 WTDP95 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
35.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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