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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1963 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - $136.62 vs $152.66
- Up to 4% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i5-12600KF - $0.96 vs $1.0 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 152 vs 143 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 16 vs 8 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
143
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E/EP | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5-1620 v4 or Core i5-12600KF
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
116 FPS
$14.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$12.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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45 FPS
$33.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,495.67
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70 FPS
$18.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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