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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E3-1280 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3228 days newer than Xeon E3-1280 v3.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 14% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Xeon E3-1280 v3 - 141 vs 124 FPS
  • Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 - 65 vs 82 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v3

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013


FPS

124

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

141

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.61/FPS

100%

Price, €

€85.91

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v3

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v3

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013


Single-Core

1193

64%

Multi-Core

3874

50%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Jun 2nd, 2013Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 5
HaswellCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1150SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
82 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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