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Xeon E5-2640 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Xeon E5-2640 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5-2640 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3166 days newer than Xeon E5-2640.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 9% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Xeon E5-2640 - 170 vs 156 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2640 - 24 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves.
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo
Xeon E5-2640

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

156

92%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

170

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.94/FPS

100%

Price, €

€279.29

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C/24T 3.70-4.80GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000061

Buy for 279.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 218 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo
Xeon E5-2640

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo
Xeon E5-2640

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

442

20%

Multi-Core

2284

19%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2640

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
25.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2640 or Ryzen 9 5900X

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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