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Xeon E3-1270 v5 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Xeon E3-1270 v5 vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $339

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MSRP in USD: $799

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v5 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1844 days newer than Xeon E3-1270 v5.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 80 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Xeon E3-1270 v5 - 179 vs 171 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 - 32 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1270 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


FPS

171

96%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

179

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.95/FPS

100%

Price, $

$349

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor

Buy for $349 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 214 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1270 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1270 v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


Single-Core

1314

60%

Multi-Core

4323

36%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Oct 19th, 2015Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
32
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
80 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0x
Multiplier34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E3-1270 v5 or Ryzen 9 5950X

Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max

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