Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2290 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1660 v4.
Advantages of Xeon E5-1660 v4
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $317.44 vs $341.19
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 140 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 17% better in Elden Ring than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 139 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Elden Ring than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - $2.45 vs $2.67 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
139
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.45/FPS
100%
Price, €
€341.19
93%
FPS and Value Winner
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v4 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
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Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Broadwell | Codename | Raphael |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 12 |
16 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 170 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
No | Overclockable | Yes |