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Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon E5-1660 v4

Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon E5-1660 v4: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1599 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v4.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 15% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 158 vs 137 FPS
  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 105 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 32 vs 16 threads
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Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

158

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$3.16/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$499

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler

Buy for CA$499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 121 minutes ago

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016


FPS

137

87%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016


Single-Core

1173

54%

Multi-Core

6726

55%

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateJun 20th, 2016
Ryzen 9CollectionXeon E5
VermeerCodenameBroadwell
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores8
32
Threads16
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
105 W
TDP140 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
34.0x
Multiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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