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Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $612

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MSRP $699

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X 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 7950X - 80 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Xeon E3-1280 v5 - 187 vs 171 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 - 32 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


FPS

171

91%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

187

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

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

44%

Multi-Core

4432

23%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Logo

Xeon E3-1280 v5

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Oct 19th, 2015Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
32
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
80 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
37.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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