Xeon W-1290 vs Core i3-12100F

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MSRP $498

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MSRP $97

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

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Xeon W-1290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 622 days newer than Xeon W-1290.

Advantages of Xeon W-1290

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Xeon W-1290 - 131 vs 125 FPS
Consumes up to 28% less energy than Intel Xeon W-1290 - 58 vs 80 Watts

This is a free version of Elden Ring.

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Xeon W-1290

Server/Workstation • May 13th, 2020

FPS

125

95%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

FPS

131

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.59/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.

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Xeon W-1290

Server/Workstation • May 13th, 2020

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

479

FPS

411

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

237

FPS

231

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

877

FPS

815

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

271

FPS

215

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

149

FPS

138

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Xeon W-1290

Server/Workstation • May 13th, 2020

Single-Core

1742

78%

Multi-Core

8810

100%

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

85%

Xeon W-1290	vs	Core i3-12100F
May 13th, 2020	Release Date	Jan 25th, 2022
Xeon	Collection	Core i3
Comet Lake	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Server	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	4
20	Threads	8
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz
5.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
80 W	TDP	58 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	33.0x
Intel UHD Graphics P630	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	No