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Ryzen 9 5900X vs Xeon E5-2699A v4

Ryzen 9 5900X vs Xeon E5-2699A v4: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $549

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $4938

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5-2699A v4 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1472 days newer than Xeon E5-2699A v4.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 29% better in Far Cry 6 than Xeon E5-2699A v4 - 151 vs 117 FPS
  • Consumes up to 28% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 - 105 vs 145 Watts

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 44 vs 24 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

151

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 Logo
Xeon E5-2699A v4

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016


FPS

117

77%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 Logo
Xeon E5-2699A v4

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 Logo
Xeon E5-2699A v4

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016


Single-Core

1175

54%

Multi-Core

9619

81%

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateOct 25th, 2016
Ryzen 9CollectionXeon E5
VermeerCodenameBroadwell
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12Cores
22
24Threads
44
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
105 W
TDP145 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier24.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Xeon E5-2699A v4

Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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