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Xeon E5-2670 v2 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Xeon E5-2670 v2 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $549

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5-2670 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2622 days newer than Xeon E5-2670 v2.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 5500% better in Cities: Skylines II than Xeon E5-2670 v2 - 56 vs 1 FPS
  • Consumes up to 9% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 - 105 vs 115 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 - 24 vs 20 threads
This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2670 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

1

2%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

56

100%

Value, £/FPS

£3.53/FPS

100%

Price, £

£197

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor

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In Stock

Updated 149 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2670 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2670 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

497

23%

Multi-Core

3408

29%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy Bridge EPCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
10Cores
12
20Threads
24
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
115 WTDP
105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
25.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2670 v2 or Ryzen 9 5900X

Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High

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