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Xeon E5520 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Xeon E5520 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

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In Stock

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 489 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 82 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 4238 days newer than Xeon E5520.

Advantages of Xeon E5520

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 80 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Xeon E5520 - 192 vs 189 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5520 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

189

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

192

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.55/FPS

100%

Price, €

€489

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 489 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 82 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

348

16%

Multi-Core

1454

12%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo

Xeon E5520

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
XeonCollectionRyzen 9
GainestownCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
2.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
80 W
TDP105 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
17.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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