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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2765 days newer than Xeon E5-2640 v3.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 212 vs 199 FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 65 vs 90 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
212
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£87.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Xeon E5-2640 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EX | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 90 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5-2640 v3 or Ryzen 5 5500
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
66 FPS
£11.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£780
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86 FPS
£10.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£900
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114 FPS
£9.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,050
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53 FPS
£14.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.95
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53 FPS
£20.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
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74 FPS
£19.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
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