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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 2713 days newer than Xeon E3-1280 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 82 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 14% better in No Man's Sky than Xeon E3-1280 v3 - 193 vs 170 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 - 24 vs 8 threads
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No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013


FPS

170

88%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

193

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.53/FPS

100%

Price, $

$295

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Server/Workstation • Jun 2nd, 2013


Single-Core

1193

55%

Multi-Core

3874

33%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Jun 2nd, 2013Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
HaswellCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1150SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
82 W
TDP105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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