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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 1763 days newer than Xeon E5-2660 v3.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 7% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Xeon E5-2660 v3 - 172 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 - 24 vs 20 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.3/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
Ultra+
Xeon E5-2660 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5-2660 v3 or Ryzen 9 3900X
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
109 FPS
$13.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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119 FPS
$25.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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109 FPS
$24.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,694.96
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88 FPS
$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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