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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3313 days newer than Xeon E5-2660 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 49% better in Minecraft than Xeon E5-2660 v2 - 883 vs 591 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 - 24 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
883
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£339
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon E5-2660 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5-2660 v2 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
647 FPS
£1.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,268.4
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721 FPS
£1.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,414.8
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862 FPS
£2.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,118
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777 FPS
£2.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,580.4
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826 FPS
£2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,648.8
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862 FPS
£4.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
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862 FPS
£4.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
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