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Xeon E5520 vs Core i9-12900K

Xeon E5520 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for $283.49 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for $283.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 9 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Xeon E5520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 4602 days newer than Xeon E5520.

Advantages of Xeon E5520

  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 80 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 31% better in Remnant II than Xeon E5520 - 101 vs 77 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5520 - 24 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5520 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Remnant II

Remnant II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

77

76%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

101

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.81/FPS

100%

Price, $

$283.49

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for $283.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 9 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

348

13%

Multi-Core

1454

9%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo

Xeon E5520

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
XeonCollectionCore i9
GainestownCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
2.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
80 W
TDP125 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
17.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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