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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Xeon E5530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 4663 days newer than Xeon E5530.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 29% better in Battlefield 2042 than Xeon E5530 - 182 vs 141 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E5530 - 65 vs 80 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5530 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5530 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.52/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
Ultra
Xeon E5530
Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5530 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Xeon | Collection | Core i9 |
| Gainestown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 2.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 80 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 18.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5530 or Core i9-12900
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
$19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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100 FPS
$19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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84 FPS
$16.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,390.98
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84 FPS
$24.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,059.99
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84 FPS
$19.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,649
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84 FPS
$23.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,939
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84 FPS
$15.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
84 FPS
$15.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,289
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100 FPS
$16.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,657.97
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84 FPS
$20.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,739
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