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Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Xeon E5-2670 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3612 days newer than Xeon E5-2670.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2670

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 8% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Xeon E5-2670 - 192 vs 178 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2670 - 58 vs 115 Watts
This is a free version of Crysis 3 Remastered.
Crysis 3 Remastered

Crysis 3 Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-2670 Logo
Xeon E5-2670

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

178

93%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

192

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.4/FPS

100%

Price, $

$76.8

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-2670 Logo
Xeon E5-2670

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2670 Logo
Xeon E5-2670

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

510

23%

Multi-Core

3037

41%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2670 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2670

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionCore i3
Sandy Bridge-EP/EXCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads8
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
115 WTDP
58 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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