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Xeon E5-2420 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Xeon E5-2420 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Xeon E5-2420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 3887 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2420

  • Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D

  • Performs up to 15% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Xeon E5-2420 - 187 vs 162 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 32 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2420 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

162

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

187

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.59/FPS

100%

Price, €

€671.16

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for 671.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 258 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

372

13%

Multi-Core

1815

9%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo

Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

May 14th, 2012Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy Bridge-ENCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1356SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
1.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
2.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
95 W
TDP120 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
19.0xMultiplier
42.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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309.9

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255.4

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
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260.23

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
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447.75

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
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299.09

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154.95

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130.24

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
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117.11

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116.22

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243.2

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155.83

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288.26

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
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278.38

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
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114.41

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Core i9-14900KF

376.05

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
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Core i5-12400

120.23

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
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Core i7-14700F

243.23

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vs
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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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84.68

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Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
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Ryzen 5 7600X

182.87

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Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
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106.31

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
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133.33

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
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Ryzen 5 5500

75.18

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

254.51

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

166.67

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

161.26

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

299.56

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

186.61

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

105.41

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

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

255.4

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

260.23

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

447.75

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

299.09

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

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

130.24

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.11

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

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

810.8

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

116.22

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

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

243.2

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

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

155.83

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

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

288.26

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

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

278.38

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

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

376.05

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

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

243.23

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