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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Xeon E5-2420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3461 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2420
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 528% better in League of Legends than Xeon E5-2420 - 339 vs 54 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2420 doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
339
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$536.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W and Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 8GB PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Xeon E5-2420
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2420 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge-EN | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1356 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 1.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 2.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5-2420 or Core i9-12900K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
328 FPS
$6.4/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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$11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$7.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$7.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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317 FPS
$7.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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326 FPS
$9.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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324 FPS
$6.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3.49/FPS
Arc A380
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$8.69/FPS
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