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Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E5-2420 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3137 days newer than Xeon E5-2420 v2.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 28% better in World of Warcraft than Xeon E5-2420 v2 - 198 vs 155 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 - 65 vs 80 Watts
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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

155

78%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

198

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.38/FPS

100%

Price, €

€75.2

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 75.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 31 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

433

23%

Multi-Core

2148

28%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 5
Ivy Bridge ENCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1356SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
80 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
22.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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