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Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon E5-2420 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3313 days newer than Xeon E5-2420 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2420 v2

  • Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 80 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 17% better in Halo Infinite than Xeon E5-2420 v2 - 178 vs 152 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 - 24 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

152

85%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

178

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.92/FPS

100%

Price, €

€341.42

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 341.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

433

15%

Multi-Core

2148

12%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo

Xeon E5-2420 v2

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy Bridge ENCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1356SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
2.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
80 W
TDP170 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
22.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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106.31

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260.23

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166.67

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130.24

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161.26

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
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117.11

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2
vs
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810.8

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vs
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Ryzen 7 3700X

116.22

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Xeon E5-2420 v2
vs
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Core i9-12900KF

243.2

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Xeon E5-2420 v2
vs
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Core i5-12600K

155.83

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vs
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Core i7-14700KF

288.26

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341.42

vs
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Core i7-14700K

299.56

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Xeon E5-2420 v2
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Core i7-13700K

278.38

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341.42

vs
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Core i7-12700K

186.61

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114.41

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
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Ryzen 5 5600

105.41

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2
vs
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Core i9-14900KF

376.05

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2
vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2
vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

243.23

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

255.4

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Xeon E5-2420 v2
vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

260.23

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

84.68

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

447.75

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

299.09

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

130.24

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.11

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

810.8

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

116.22

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

243.2

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.83

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.26

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

278.38

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

376.05

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

243.23

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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