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Xeon E3-1226 v3 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Xeon E3-1226 v3 vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon E3-1226 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 1883 days newer than Xeon E3-1226 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Performs up to 95% better in Cities: Skylines II than Xeon E3-1226 v3 - 37 vs 19 FPS
  • Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 - 65 vs 84 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1226 v3

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014


FPS

19

51%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

37

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.51/FPS

100%

Price, $

$130

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for $130 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1226 v3

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1226 v3

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014


Single-Core

1145

69%

Multi-Core

3261

40%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

May 11th, 2014Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 7
Haswell, Haswell-WSCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1150SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
84 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD P4600
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E3-1226 v3 or Ryzen 7 3700X

Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High

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