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Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Core i5-12400

Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 is 3047 days newer than Xeon E5-2420 v2.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 16% better in DOOM Eternal than Xeon E5-2420 v2 - 522 vs 449 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 - 65 vs 80 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
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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 i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

522

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.28/FPS

100%

Price, $

$143.57

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for $143.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7507 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 i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

433

20%

Multi-Core

2148

24%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo

Xeon E5-2420 v2

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Sep 1st, 2013
Jan 4th, 2022
Xeon E5Core i5
Ivy Bridge ENAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1356Intel Socket 1700
Server
Desktop
66
1212
2.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
80 W
65 W
22 nm
10 nm
22.0x
25.0x
None
UHD Graphics 730
NoNo

PCs Using Xeon E5-2420 v2 or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

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