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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Xeon E5-2699A v4

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Xeon E5-2699A v4: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Xeon E5-2699A v4 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1472 days newer than Xeon E5-2699A v4.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 26% better in Far Cry 3 than Xeon E5-2699A v4 - 170 vs 135 FPS
  • Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 - 65 vs 145 Watts

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 44 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

170

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.28/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$218.33

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for CA$218.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 Logo
Xeon E5-2699A v4

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016


FPS

135

79%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 Logo
Xeon E5-2699A v4

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

90%

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 Logo
Xeon E5-2699A v4

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016


Single-Core

1175

56%

Multi-Core

9619

100%

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateOct 25th, 2016
Ryzen 5CollectionXeon E5
VermeerCodenameBroadwell
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
22
12Threads
44
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
65 W
TDP145 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier24.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Xeon E5-2699A v4

Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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