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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3097 days newer than Xeon E3-1220 v2.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

  • Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 69 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 26% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 158 vs 125 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 24 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.
Need For Speed Unbound

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

125

79%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

158

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.53/FPS

100%

Price, €

€242.21

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Processore AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12C/24T, 70 MB di cache, fino a 4,8 GHz Max Boost)

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Updated 310 minutes ago

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

597

27%

Multi-Core

1843

16%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

May 14th, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
24
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
69 W
TDP105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
31.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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