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Xeon E3-1226 v3 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Xeon E3-1226 v3 vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Xeon E3-1226 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2370 days newer than Xeon E3-1226 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

  • Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 84 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 13% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Xeon E3-1226 v3 - 273 vs 241 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 - 32 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1226 v3

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014


FPS

241

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

273

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.04/FPS

100%

Price, €

€283.25

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor

Buy for 283.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1226 v3

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1226 v3

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014


Single-Core

1145

52%

Multi-Core

3261

27%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

May 11th, 2014Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
Haswell, Haswell-WSCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1150SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
84 W
TDP105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
34.0x
Intel HD P4600
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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