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Xeon X5660 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Xeon X5660 vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Xeon X5660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 3887 days newer than Xeon X5660.

Advantages of Xeon X5660

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Xeon X5660 - 179 vs 162 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon X5660 - 32 vs 12 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon X5660 Logo
Xeon X5660

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010


FPS

162

91%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

179

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.79/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 67 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon X5660 Logo
Xeon X5660

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon X5660 Logo
Xeon X5660

Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010


Single-Core

461

21%

Multi-Core

2189

18%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Xeon X5660 Logo

Xeon X5660

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Mar 16th, 2010Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
XeonCollectionRyzen 9
Westmere-EPCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
21.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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