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Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Core i3-12100F

Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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

Buy for $76.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7267 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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

Buy for $76.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7267 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Xeon E5-2420 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3068 days newer than Xeon E5-2420 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2420 v2

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 17% better in DOOM Eternal than Xeon E5-2420 v2 - 524 vs 449 FPS
  • Consumes up to 28% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 - 58 vs 80 Watts
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DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

449

86%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

524

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.15/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.

Buy for $76.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7267 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

433

19%

Multi-Core

2148

29%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo

Xeon E5-2420 v2

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Sep 1st, 2013
Jan 25th, 2022
Xeon E5Core i3
Ivy Bridge ENAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1356Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
6
4
12
8
2.2 GHz
3.3 GHz
2.7 GHz
4.3 GHz
80 W
58 W
22 nm
10 nm
22.0x
33.0x
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PCs Using Xeon E5-2420 v2 or Core i3-12100F

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