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Xeon E5-1620 vs Core i7-12700KF

Xeon E5-1620 vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $183.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $183.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Xeon E5-1620 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 3530 days newer than Xeon E5-1620.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 12% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Xeon E5-1620 - 334 vs 298 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 - 125 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 - 20 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E5-1620 Logo
Xeon E5-1620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

298

89%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

334

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.55/FPS

100%

Price, $

$183.49

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for $183.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E5-1620 Logo
Xeon E5-1620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1620 Logo
Xeon E5-1620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

600

24%

Multi-Core

2238

17%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1620

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Intel Core i7-12700KF

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E5CollectionCore i7
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
20
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
130 WTDP
125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-1620 or Core i7-12700KF

Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max

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