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In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms Xeon E3-1290 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1144 days newer than Xeon E3-1290 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 7% better in Battlefield 2042 than Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 158 vs 148 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 65 vs 87 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E3-1290 v2
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E3-1290 v2
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Single-Core
699
59.388275276125746%
Multi-Core
2480
77.09045694746658%
Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 87 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Xeon E3-1290 v2 or Core i5-6500
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
47 FPS
$17.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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