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Xeon E3-1226 v3 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Xeon E3-1226 v3 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $213

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MSRP in USD: $549

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X is 3061 days newer than Xeon E3-1226 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

  • Consumes up to 51% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 84 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 117% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Xeon E3-1226 v3 - 187 vs 86 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 - 24 vs 4 threads
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014


FPS

86

46%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

187

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.09/FPS

100%

Price, $

$391

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

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In Stock

Updated 105 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Server/Workstation • May 11th, 2014


Single-Core

1145

39%

Multi-Core

3261

18%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

May 11th, 2014Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
Haswell, Haswell-WSCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1150SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
24
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
84 W
TDP170 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
33.0xMultiplier
47.0x
Intel HD P4600Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E3-1226 v3 or Ryzen 9 7900X

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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