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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1660 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 2290 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1660 v4.
Advantages of Xeon E5-1660 v4
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $285.98 vs $406.52
- Up to 19% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.66 vs $0.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 140 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 16% better in DOOM Eternal than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 557 vs 479 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 32 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
479
86%
Value, €/FPS
€0.66/FPS
100%
Price, €
€317.44
100%
Value Winner
Intel Xeon E5-1660 V4 Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3OEM Pack
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
557
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.81/FPS
81%
Price, €
€451.24
70%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v4 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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