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Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 2126 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v2.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 5 than Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 216 vs 189 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 16 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013


FPS

189

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

216

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013


Single-Core

657

40%

Multi-Core

3260

40%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Sep 10th, 2013Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 7
Ivy Bridge EPCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-1660 v2 or Ryzen 7 3700X

Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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