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Xeon E5-2420 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Xeon E5-2420 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon E5-2420 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 E5-2420.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2420

  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 16% better in F1 22 than Xeon E5-2420 - 289 vs 249 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 24 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2420 doesn't have integrated graphics
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F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

249

86%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

289

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.26/FPS

100%

Price, $

$364.98

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for $364.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 121 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

372

13%

Multi-Core

1815

10%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo

Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

May 14th, 2012
Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E5Ryzen 9
Sandy Bridge-ENRaphael
Intel Socket 1356AMD Socket AM5
Server
Desktop
6
12
12
24
1.9 GHz
4.7 GHz
2.4 GHz
5.6 GHz
95 W
170 W
32 nm
5 nm
19.0x
47.0x
None
Radeon Graphics
No
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-2420 or Ryzen 9 7900X

With selected game settings

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