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Xeon W3540 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Xeon W3540 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi

Buy for £929.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 441 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon W3540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4929 days newer than Xeon W3540.

Advantages of Xeon W3540

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 130 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 25% better in Elden Ring than Xeon W3540 - 138 vs 110 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon W3540 - 24 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon W3540 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Xeon W3540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

110

80%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

138

100%

Value, £/FPS

£6.74/FPS

100%

Price, £

£929.89

100%

FPS and Value Winner

NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi

Buy for £929.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 441 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Xeon W3540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Xeon W3540

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

469

16%

Multi-Core

1615

9%

Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2953

100%

Multi-Core

17898

100%

Xeon W3540

vs

Ryzen 9 7900X

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
XeonCollectionRyzen 9
BloomfieldCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
130 W
TDP170 W
45 nmProcess Size
5 nm
22.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Xeon W3540 or Ryzen 9 7900X

With selected game settings

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