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Xeon E3-1280 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Xeon E3-1280 vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon E3-1280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 3017 days newer than Xeon E3-1280.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Performs up to 13% better in Borderlands 3 than Xeon E3-1280 - 228 vs 201 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1280 - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 - 16 vs 8 threads
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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Xeon E3-1280 Logo
Xeon E3-1280

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


FPS

201

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

228

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.46/FPS

100%

Price, €

€105.51

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for 105.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 134 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Xeon E3-1280 Logo
Xeon E3-1280

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1280 Logo
Xeon E3-1280

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


Single-Core

658

40%

Multi-Core

2220

27%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1280

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Apr 3rd, 2011Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 7
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
8Threads
16
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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