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Xeon E5-2620 vs Core i7-12700KF

Xeon E5-2620 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

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

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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

Buy for $182.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 252 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Xeon E5-2620 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 E5-2620.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2620

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 31% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Xeon E5-2620 - 162 vs 124 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2620 - 20 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Watch Dogs: Legion.
Watch Dogs: Legion

Watch Dogs: Legion

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo
Xeon E5-2620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

124

77%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

162

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.13/FPS

100%

Price, $

$182.99

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 $182.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 252 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo
Xeon E5-2620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

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Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo
Xeon E5-2620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

400

16%

Multi-Core

1945

14%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2620 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2620

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

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
6Cores
12
12Threads
20
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
20.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2620 or Core i7-12700KF

Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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