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Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3788 days newer than Xeon E3-1220 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1220 v2

  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 69 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 51% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 166 vs 110 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 24 vs 4 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

110

66%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

166

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.28/FPS

100%

Price, $

$379

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

597

20%

Multi-Core

1843

10%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo

Xeon E3-1220 v2

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

May 14th, 2012Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
24
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
69 W
TDP170 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
31.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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