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Xeon E3-1290 v2 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Xeon E3-1290 v2 vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon E3-1290 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 2610 days newer than Xeon E3-1290 v2.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Performs up to 19% better in World of Warcraft than Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 192 vs 162 FPS
  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 65 vs 87 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 16 vs 8 threads
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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

162

84%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

192

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.61/FPS

100%

Price, €

€116.22

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 116.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1290 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

699

42%

Multi-Core

2480

31%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

May 14th, 2012Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 7
Ivy BridgeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
8Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
87 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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