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Below you can compare the latest CPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Core i5 12600K is 1% slower than the Xeon E5-2697 v3

Averaged over 3 rendering benchmarks, the Xeon E5-2697 v3 leads in 1 of them. The biggest gap is in Cinebench 2024, where the Xeon E5-2697 v3 scores 10% higher.

7,022 · Core i5 12600K
6,177* · Xeon E5-2697 v3
17,660 · Core i5 12600K
16,035* · Xeon E5-2697 v3
822 · Core i5 12600K
906* · Xeon E5-2697 v3
2,882* · Core i5 12600K
4,377* · Xeon E5-2697 v3
29* · Core i5 12600K
28 · Xeon E5-2697 v3
195* · Core i5 12600K
190 · Xeon E5-2697 v3

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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frames at min per frame on the Core i5 12600K
Core i5 12600K
20 h 50 min
Xeon E5-2697 v3
18 h 54 min
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9 min 126× faster
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Estimated with our live price calculator for 250 frames. Local times scale with Cinebench 2024 scores; farm times assume enough free nodes. From €58.66 on Sapphire.

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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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