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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2250 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v3.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 149 vs 144 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 24 vs 16 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
149
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.53/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$377
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Xeon E5-1660 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v3 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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With selected game settings
97 FPS
CA$56.69/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$42.09/FPS
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