Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 2290 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 23% better in Borderlands 3 than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 260 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 32 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $169.73 vs $340.09
- Up to 39% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.89 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 140 vs 170 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
260
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.45/FPS
61.37931034482759%
Price, €
€377.5
49%
FPS Winner
Buy for €377.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2798 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
211
81.15384615384616%
Value, €/FPS
€0.89/FPS
100%
Price, €
€188.4
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €188.4 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2791 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Single-Core
1088
37.03199455411845%
Multi-Core
3898
20.204219146840824%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
Raphael | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 140 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |