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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 2024 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v4.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 235% better in Cities: Skylines II than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 67 vs 20 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
67
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$458
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5-1660 v4 or Core i9-12900
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
15 FPS
$133.27/FPS
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Core i9-12900
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Core i9-12900
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$242.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$162.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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$161.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$110.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
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$217.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
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