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Xeon E5-2640 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Xeon E5-2640 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 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 5 5500 is 3681 days newer than Xeon E5-2640.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Xeon E5-2640 - 212 vs 190 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2640 - 65 vs 95 Watts
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo
Xeon E5-2640

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

190

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

212

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.4/FPS

100%

Price, €

€84.55

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 84.55 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 46 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo
Xeon E5-2640

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo
Xeon E5-2640

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

442

24%

Multi-Core

2284

30%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo

Xeon E5-2640

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
25.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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