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Xeon E3-1290 v2 vs Core i9-12900KF

Xeon E3-1290 v2 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $269.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 173 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $269.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 173 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Xeon E3-1290 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 3461 days newer than Xeon E3-1290 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1290 v2

  • Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 87 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 23% better in Battlefield IV than Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 470 vs 382 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

382

81%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

470

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.57/FPS

100%

Price, $

$269.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $269.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 173 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

699

27%

Multi-Core

2480

17%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo

Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

May 14th, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Xeon E3CollectionCore i9
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
87 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E3-1290 v2 or Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

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$479

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$197

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$118

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$149

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$83.47

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$282.7

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$179

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$197.91

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$207

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$332.61

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$117.06

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$379

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$289.02

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Ryzen 9 5950X

$343.99

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Core i9-12900K

$283.49

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

$172

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Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Ryzen 7 7800X3D

$479

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Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Ryzen 9 7950X

$499

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

$144.59

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Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Ryzen 5 7600X

$197

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Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Ryzen 5 5600X

$118

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

$129.29

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Ryzen 7 5700X

$149

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

$129.99

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

$899.99

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

$83.47

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

$172.99

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

$282.7

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

$179

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

$197.91

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Xeon E3-1290 v2

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

$744.99

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

$319.99

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

$207

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Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Core i7-13700K

$309

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Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

$133.45

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

$332.61

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Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Core i7-12700KF

$182.99

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Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Ryzen 5 5600

$117.06

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Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Core i9-14900K

$432.98

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Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Ryzen 9 7900X

$379

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Xeon E3-1290 v2

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Ryzen 5 4500

$79

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Xeon E3-1290 v2

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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

$255

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Ryzen 9 5900X

$289.02

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

$343.99

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

$283.49

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

$172

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

$499

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Core i5-12600KF

$144.59

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

$129.29

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

$129.99

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

$899.99

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

$172.99

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

$744.99

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

$319.99

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

$309

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

$133.45

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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

$182.99

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

$432.98

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