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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon W-1290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 176 days newer than Xeon W-1290.
Advantages of Intel Xeon W-1290
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 80 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Xeon W-1290 - 300 vs 286 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon W-1290 - 24 vs 20 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
300
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.66/FPS
100%
Price, £
£197
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon W-1290
Server/Workstation • May 13th, 2020
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1290 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 13th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Xeon | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel UHD Graphics P630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Xeon W-1290 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
152 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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259 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
229 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
283 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
197 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
180 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
300 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
197 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
228 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Out of Stock
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