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Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (6 Kerne/12 Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Sockel, 19 MB cache, Bis zu 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth Kühler)

Buy for 93.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (6 Kerne/12 Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Sockel, 19 MB cache, Bis zu 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth Kühler)

Buy for 93.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2765 days newer than Xeon E5-2680 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 11% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 139 vs 125 FPS
  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 65 vs 120 Watts
This is a free version of A Plague Tale: Requiem.
A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

125

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

139

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.67/FPS

100%

Price, €

€93.01

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (6 Kerne/12 Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Sockel, 19 MB cache, Bis zu 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth Kühler)

Buy for 93.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2680 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

980

52%

Multi-Core

6528

85%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Sep 8th, 2014Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 5
HaswellCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
24
Threads12
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
120 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
25.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2680 v3 or Ryzen 5 5500

A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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