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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms Xeon E3-1280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 2756 days newer than Xeon E3-1280.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Xeon E3-1280 - 184 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1280 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1280 doesn't have integrated graphics
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$405
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Xeon E3-1280
Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1280 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge-EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E3-1280 or Core i9-9900K
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
105 FPS
$44.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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81 FPS
$48.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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90 FPS
$44.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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