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Xeon E5-2420 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Xeon E5-2420 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 3887 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2420

  • Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D

  • Performs up to 187% better in The Callisto Protocol than Xeon E5-2420 - 195 vs 68 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 32 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2420 doesn't have integrated graphics
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The Callisto Protocol

The Callisto Protocol

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

68

35%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

195

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.82/FPS

100%

Price, $

$744.97

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for $744.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 80 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

372

13%

Multi-Core

1815

9%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo

Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

May 14th, 2012
Jan 4th, 2023
Xeon E5Ryzen 9
Sandy Bridge-ENRaphael
Intel Socket 1356AMD Socket AM5
Server
Desktop
6
16
12
32
1.9 GHz
4.2 GHz
2.4 GHz
5.7 GHz
95 W
120 W
32 nm
5 nm
19.0x
42.0x
None
Radeon Graphics
No
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-2420 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D

With selected game settings

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