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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1599 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 23% better in World of Warcraft than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 212 vs 173 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $99.89 vs $191.57
- Up to 36% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.64 vs $1.0 per FPS
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
173
81%
Value, €/FPS
€0.64/FPS
100%
Price, €
€110.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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In Stock
Updated 1967 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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