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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Xeon E5-2420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 2610 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2420
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Xeon E5-2420 - 161 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 24 vs 12 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Xeon E5-2420
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2420 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge-EN | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1356 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 1.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 2.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5-2420 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
82 FPS
$17.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
$32.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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82 FPS
$32.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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64 FPS
$28.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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