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Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2713 days newer than Xeon E3-1220 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 80 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Xeon E3-1220 v3 - 179 vs 169 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 - 24 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v3

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013


FPS

169

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.79/FPS

100%

Price, €

€279.29

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C/24T 3.70-4.80GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000061

Buy for 279.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 223 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v3

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v3

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013


Single-Core

1109

51%

Multi-Core

3188

27%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Jun 2nd, 2013Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
HaswellCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1150SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
24
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
80 W
TDP105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
31.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E3-1220 v3 or Ryzen 9 5900X

Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max

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