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Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 807.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 299 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 3304 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E5-1660 v2

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 130 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 50% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 166 vs 111 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 32 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013


FPS

111

67%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

166

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.86/FPS

100%

Price, €

€807.48

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 807.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 299 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013


Single-Core

657

22%

Multi-Core

3260

17%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo

Xeon E5-1660 v2

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Sep 10th, 2013
Sep 27th, 2022
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Intel Socket 2011AMD Socket AM5
Server
Desktop
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32
3.7 GHz
4.5 GHz
4.0 GHz
5.7 GHz
130 W
170 W
22 nm
5 nm
37.0x
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Radeon Graphics
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PCs Using Xeon E5-1660 v2 or Ryzen 9 7950X

With selected game settings

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