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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 3897 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 15% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Xeon E5-2420 - 204 vs 178 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2420 doesn't have integrated graphics
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
204
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£339.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Xeon E5-2420
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2420 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge-EN | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1356 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 1.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 2.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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