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Xeon E3-1280 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Xeon E3-1280 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 3504 days newer than Xeon E3-1280.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1280

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 23% better in Sea of Thieves than Xeon E3-1280 - 260 vs 211 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Xeon E3-1280 Logo
Xeon E3-1280

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


FPS

211

81%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

260

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.94/FPS

100%

Price, €

€239.35

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 239.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 131 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Xeon E3-1280 Logo
Xeon E3-1280

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1280 Logo
Xeon E3-1280

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


Single-Core

658

30%

Multi-Core

2220

19%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1280

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Apr 3rd, 2011Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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