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Xeon E5-1660 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Xeon E5-1660 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3857 days newer than Xeon E5-1660.

Advantages of Xeon E5-1660

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 130 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 15% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Xeon E5-1660 - 343 vs 298 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 - 24 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E5-1660 Logo
Xeon E5-1660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

298

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

343

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1/FPS

100%

Price, €

€343.14

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 343.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 103 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon E5-1660 Logo
Xeon E5-1660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1660 Logo
Xeon E5-1660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

601

21%

Multi-Core

2985

17%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1660 Logo

Xeon E5-1660

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
130 W
TDP170 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
33.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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