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Xeon E3-1290 v2 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Xeon E3-1290 v2 vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $329

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 2610 days newer than Xeon E3-1290 v2.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Performs up to 11% better in Overwatch 2 than Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 361 vs 326 FPS
  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 65 vs 87 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 16 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

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

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

326

90%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

361

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

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

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

699

42%

Multi-Core

2480

31%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

May 14th, 2012Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 7
Ivy BridgeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
8Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
87 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E3-1290 v2 or Ryzen 7 3700X

Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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