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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.

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 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

  • Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 80 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 20% better in Borderlands 3 than Xeon E3-1280 v5 - 260 vs 216 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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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

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

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


FPS

216

83%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

260

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.79/FPS

100%

Price, €

€465.01

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 465.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 137 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

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

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

AMD 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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