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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1963 days newer than the more expensive Xeon E5-1660 v4.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 152 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - $269.95 vs $352.36
- Up to 28% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - $1.78 vs $2.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 24 vs 16 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Xeon E5-1660 V4 Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3OEM Pack
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$269.95
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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
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v4 | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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