Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Xeon E3-1280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 3017 days newer than Xeon E3-1280.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1280
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 23% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Xeon E3-1280 - 137 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 - 24 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E3-1280
Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1280 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge-EP | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
