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In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Xeon E3-1280 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 2226 days newer than Xeon E3-1280 v3.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 2% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Xeon E3-1280 v3 - 219 vs 214 FPS
  • Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 - 65 vs 82 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 - 12 vs 8 threads
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Mass Effect: Andromeda

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v3

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013


FPS

214

98%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

219

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.43/FPS

100%

Price, $

$93.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v3

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Logo
Xeon E3-1280 v3

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013


Single-Core

1193

75%

Multi-Core

3874

56%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Jun 2nd, 2013Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 5
HaswellCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1150SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
82 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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