Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2613 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v2.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 5500% better in Cities: Skylines II than Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 56 vs 1 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 24 vs 12 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
56
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.11/FPS
100%
Price, €
€286.33
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
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Sep 10th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 12 |
12 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 105 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |