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Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3304 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v2.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 130 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 29% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 220 vs 171 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 24 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013


FPS

171

78%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

220

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.5/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$549

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included

Buy for CA$549 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013


Single-Core

657

22%

Multi-Core

3260

18%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Sep 10th, 2013Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy Bridge EPCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
130 W
TDP170 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
37.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-1660 v2 or Ryzen 9 7900X

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme

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