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Xeon E3-1290 v2 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Xeon E3-1290 v2 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E3-1290 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3097 days newer than Xeon E3-1290 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1290 v2

  • Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 87 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 6% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 239 vs 226 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 24 vs 8 threads
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This is a free version of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

226

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

239

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.05/FPS

100%

Price, €

€251.31

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 251.31 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

699

32%

Multi-Core

2480

21%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo

Xeon E3-1290 v2

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

May 14th, 2012
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E3Ryzen 9
Ivy BridgeVermeer
Intel Socket 1155AMD Socket AM4
Server
Desktop
4
12
8
24
3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
4.1 GHz
4.8 GHz
87 W
105 W
22 nm
7 nm
37.0x37.0x
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PCs Using Xeon E3-1290 v2 or Ryzen 9 5900X

With selected game settings

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