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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon W3540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4929 days newer than Xeon W3540.
Advantages of Xeon W3540
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 130 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 39% better in Alan Wake 2 than Xeon W3540 - 136 vs 98 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon W3540 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon W3540 doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$365
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon W3540
Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon W3540 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30th, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Xeon | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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