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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7 7700X is 2290 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 17% better in Valheim than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 230 vs 196 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £49.95 vs £538.25
- Up to 89% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.25 vs £2.34 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
196
85%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700X or Xeon E5-1620 v4
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
145 FPS
£10.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
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145 FPS
£11.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,619
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145 FPS
£13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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