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Xeon W3520 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Xeon W3520 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon W3520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 4238 days newer than Xeon W3520.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Xeon W3520 - 326 vs 296 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon W3520 - 105 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon W3520 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo
Xeon W3520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

296

91%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

326

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.17/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$379.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler

Buy for CA$379.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 39 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo
Xeon W3520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo
Xeon W3520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

413

19%

Multi-Core

1395

12%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo

Intel Xeon W3520

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
XeonCollectionRyzen 9
BloomfieldCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
2.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
130 WTDP
105 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
20.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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