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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 1904 days newer than Xeon E5-2640 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 90 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 10% better in Alan Wake 2 than Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 118 vs 107 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 32 vs 16 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$515
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon E5-2640 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EX | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
90 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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