Xeon E5-2660 v2 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

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MSRP $699

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 3412 days newer than Xeon E5-2660 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2660 v2

Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Performs up to 50% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Xeon E5-2660 v2 - 135 vs 90 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 - 32 vs 20 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Xeon E5-2660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

FPS

67%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

FPS

135

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$5.51/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$743.19

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD RYZEN 9 7950X3D, Without Cooler

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Xeon E5-2660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Very High

579

FPS

233

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

246

FPS

212

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

978

FPS

682

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

414

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

166

FPS

106

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Xeon E5-2660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

Single-Core

433

15%

Multi-Core

3142

16%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Xeon E5-2660 v2	vs	Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Sep 1st, 2013	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2023
Xeon E5	Collection	Ryzen 9
Ivy Bridge EP	Codename	Raphael
Intel Socket 2011	Socket	AMD Socket AM5
Server	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	16
20	Threads	32
2.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	4.2 GHz
3.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.7 GHz
95 W	TDP	120 W
22 nm	Process Size	5 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	42.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	Radeon Graphics
No	Overclockable	Yes