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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2250 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v3.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 8% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 124 vs 115 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 32 vs 16 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.57/FPS
100%
Price, £
£319
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-1660 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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