Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5600X is 1599 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 6% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 190 vs 179 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - £49.95 vs £126.99
- Up to 58% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Ryzen 5 5600X - £0.28 vs £0.67 per FPS
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Buy for £126.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3572 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
179
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.28/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 3360 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |