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Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs Ryzen 5 3600

Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $612

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $199

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Xeon E3-1280 v5 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1357 days newer than Xeon E3-1280 v5.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 6 than Xeon E3-1280 v5 - 129 vs 118 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 - 65 vs 80 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


FPS

118

91%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

129

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.78/FPS

100%

Price, £

£100.66

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3

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In Stock

Updated 138 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


Single-Core

1307

82%

Multi-Core

4432

64%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Oct 19th, 2015Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
80 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E3-1280 v5 or Ryzen 5 3600

Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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