In Battlefield 6, the Xeon E5-1660 v2 is quite a bit slower than the Ryzen 7 5700X and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $127 more expensive!
Xeon E5-1660 v2
No clear advantages
Ryzen 7 5700X
- Up to 56% faster in Battlefield 6 – 100 vs 64 FPS
- Up to 56% faster in Battlefield 6
- Is 8 years and 6 months newer – Apr 04, 2022 vs Sep 10, 2013
- Is 8 years and 6 months newer
- Up to 44% cheaper – $162.50 vs $289.95
- Up to 44% cheaper
- Up to 64% better value in Battlefield 6 – $1.62 vs $4.53/FPS
- Up to 64% better value in Battlefield 6
- Consumes up to 50% less energy – 65 vs 130 Watts
- Consumes up to 50% less energy
Battlefield 6 FPS Calculator
Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Ryzen 7 5700X: Comparison of performance and price
Xeon E5-1660 v2
Sep 10th, 2013
Average FPS
64 FPS
64%
Min 1% FPS
48 FPS
64%
Price, $
$289.95
56%
Value, $/FPS
$4.53/FPS
36%
Ryzen 7 5700X
Apr 4th, 2022
Average FPS
100 FPS
100%
Min 1% FPS
75 FPS
100%
Price, $
$162.5
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
100%
Synthetic Benchmarks
The Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Ryzen 7 5700X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Ryzen 7 5700X in core CPU performance specifications
Xeon E5-1660 v2
Sep 10th, 2013
Cores
6-core
75%
L3 Cache
15 MB
47%
Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
87%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1866 MHz
58%
Ryzen 7 5700X
Apr 4th, 2022
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
32 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
92%
Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of core specifications
Xeon E5-1660 v2 Sep 10th, 2013 | SpecificationsComparison of core specifications | Ryzen 7 5700X Apr 4th, 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 10th, 2013 | Released | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| – | MSRP | $299.00 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| LGA2011 | Socket | AM4 |
| 130 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Other Features | ||
| 1866 MHz (DDR3) | RAM | 3200 MHz (DDR4) |
| No Integrated Graphics | Integrated GPU | No Integrated Graphics |
| Overclockable | Overclock Support | Overclockable |
