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Xeon W-1290 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Xeon W-1290 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $498

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $699

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Xeon W-1290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 867 days newer than Xeon W-1290.

Advantages of Intel Xeon W-1290

  • Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 80 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 19% better in Minecraft than Xeon W-1290 - 885 vs 744 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon W-1290 - 32 vs 20 threads
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Minecraft

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon W-1290 Logo
Xeon W-1290

Server/Workstation • May 13th, 2020


FPS

744

84%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

885

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.58/FPS

100%

Price, $

$515.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $515.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 221 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon W-1290 Logo
Xeon W-1290

Server/Workstation • May 13th, 2020

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon W-1290 Logo
Xeon W-1290

Server/Workstation • May 13th, 2020


Single-Core

1742

59%

Multi-Core

8810

46%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Xeon W-1290

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

May 13th, 2020Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
XeonCollectionRyzen 9
Comet LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1200SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
10Cores
16
20Threads
32
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
5.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
80 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
32.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Intel UHD Graphics P630Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon W-1290 or Ryzen 9 7950X

Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High

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