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Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon E3-1280 v5 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2535 days newer than Xeon E3-1280 v5.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1280 v5

  • Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 80 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 27% better in Minecraft than Xeon E3-1280 v5 - 883 vs 695 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 - 24 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Minecraft

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


FPS

695

79%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

883

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.62/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$549

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included

Buy for CA$549 on Amazon

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Updated 103 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


Single-Core

1307

45%

Multi-Core

4432

25%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Logo

Xeon E3-1280 v5

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

Oct 19th, 2015Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
80 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
37.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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