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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E3-1260L v5 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2359 days newer than Xeon E3-1260L v5.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 45 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Xeon E3-1260L v5 - 320 vs 310 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1260L v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


FPS

310

97%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

320

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.27/FPS

100%

Price, €

€85.91

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1260L v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo
Xeon E3-1260L v5

Server/Workstation • Oct 19th, 2015


Single-Core

1362

73%

Multi-Core

4259

55%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Oct 19th, 2015Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
29.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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