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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E3-1280 v5 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1844 days newer than Xeon E3-1280 v5.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 7% better in God of War than Xeon E3-1280 v5 - 185 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 80 vs 105 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E3-1280 v5
Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Xeon E3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 80 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Xeon E3-1280 v5
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
119 FPS
$23.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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118 FPS
$17.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,108
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61 FPS
$27.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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119 FPS
$21.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
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88 FPS
$19.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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88 FPS
$25.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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119 FPS
$24.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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78 FPS
$20.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569.99
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109 FPS
$19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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120 FPS
$12.14/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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