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Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E5-2696 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2765 days newer than Xeon E5-2696 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 36 vs 12 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 7% better in Escape From Tarkov than Xeon E5-2696 v3 - 217 vs 202 FPS
This is a free version of Escape From Tarkov.
Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2696 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

202

93%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

217

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.55/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$119

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for CA$119 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2696 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2696 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

1124

60%

Multi-Core

8218

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

94%

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Sep 8th, 2014Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 5
Haswell ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores6
36
Threads12
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
Not AvailableTDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
23.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2696 v3 or Ryzen 5 5500

Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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