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Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 499 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3097 days newer than Xeon E3-1220 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1220 v2

  • Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 69 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 11% better in Fortnite than Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 237 vs 214 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 24 vs 4 threads
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Fortnite

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

214

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

237

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.11/FPS

100%

Price, €

€499

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

597

27%

Multi-Core

1843

16%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo

Xeon E3-1220 v2

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

May 14th, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD 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
69 W
TDP105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
31.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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