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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5-2698 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2250 days newer than Xeon E5-2698 v3.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Apex Legends than Xeon E5-2698 v3 - 300 vs 276 FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 - 105 vs 135 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
300
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
100%
Price, £
£259.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E5-2698 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 135 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Xeon E5-2698 v3
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
283 FPS
£5.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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229 FPS
£6.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,593.6
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