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Xeon E5-1620 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Xeon E5-1620 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E5-1620 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 E5-1620.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 8% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Xeon E5-1620 - 126 vs 117 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of ARK: Survival Evolved.
ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E5-1620 Logo
Xeon E5-1620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

117

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

126

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.54/FPS

100%

Price, €

€67.75

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for 67.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 328 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E5-1620 Logo
Xeon E5-1620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1620 Logo
Xeon E5-1620

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

600

32%

Multi-Core

2238

29%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1620

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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