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Xeon E3-1220 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Xeon E3-1220 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 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4195 days newer than Xeon E3-1220.

Advantages of Xeon E3-1220

  • Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 80 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 29% better in Overwatch 2 than Xeon E3-1220 - 414 vs 320 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1220 - 24 vs 4 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1220 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E3-1220 Logo
Xeon E3-1220

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


FPS

320

77%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

414

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.92/FPS

100%

Price, $

$379

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

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In Stock

Updated 13 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E3-1220 Logo
Xeon E3-1220

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1220 Logo
Xeon E3-1220

Server/Workstation • Apr 3rd, 2011


Single-Core

505

17%

Multi-Core

1506

8%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1220 Logo

Xeon E3-1220

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

Apr 3rd, 2011Release Date
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
4Threads
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
TDP170 W
32 nmProcess Size
31.0xMultiplier
NoneIntegrated Graphics
NoOverclockable

PCs Using Xeon E3-1220 or Ryzen 9 7900X

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