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Xeon E5520 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Xeon E5520 vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 4238 days newer than Xeon E5520.

Advantages of Xeon E5520

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 80 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 14% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Xeon E5520 - 124 vs 109 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5520 - 32 vs 8 threads
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

109

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

124

100%

Value, €/FPS

€8.18/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1014.5

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C/32T 3.40-4.90GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000059

Buy for 1,014.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 148 minutes ago

My 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 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

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 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo

Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
XeonCollectionRyzen 9
GainestownCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
32
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
2.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
80 W
TDP105 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
17.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5520 or Ryzen 9 5950X

With selected game settings

Xeon E5520 and Ryzen 9 5950X Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

63.99

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

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