Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 1191 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 9% better in World of Warcraft than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 189 vs 173 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - £49.95 vs £91.79
- Up to 41% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen 5 3500X - £0.29 vs £0.49 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 8 vs 6 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Buy for £91.79 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 298 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
173
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 72 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
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Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
Matisse | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |