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Xeon X5690 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Xeon X5690 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon X5690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3552 days newer than Xeon X5690.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Xeon X5690 - 179 vs 163 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon X5690 - 105 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon X5690 - 24 vs 12 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon X5690 Logo
Xeon X5690

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2011


FPS

163

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.47/FPS

100%

Price, €

€262.78

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 262.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 21 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon X5690 Logo
Xeon X5690

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon X5690 Logo
Xeon X5690

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2011


Single-Core

546

25%

Multi-Core

2566

22%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon X5690 Logo

Xeon X5690

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Feb 14th, 2011Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
XeonCollectionRyzen 9
Westmere-EPCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
130 WTDP
105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
26.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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