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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon X5660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3887 days newer than Xeon X5660.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 37% better in World of Warcraft than Xeon X5660 - 212 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon X5660 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon X5660
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
212
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.23/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
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon X5660
Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Xeon X5660 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2010 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Xeon |
| Vermeer | Codename | Westmere-EP |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Xeon X5660
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
212 FPS
£7.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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191 FPS
£8.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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