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Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $939

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $699

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 3040 days newer than Xeon E5-2640 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 90 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

  • Performs up to 27% better in No Man's Sky than Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 212 vs 167 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 32 vs 16 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

167

79%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

212

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.53/FPS

100%

Price, $

$747.59

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor

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In Stock

Updated 263 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

1040

36%

Multi-Core

5400

28%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Sep 8th, 2014Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EXCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
32
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
90 W
TDP120 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
26.0xMultiplier
42.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2640 v3 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D

No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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