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Xeon E5-2690 v3 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Xeon E5-2690 v3 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)

Buy for £84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 41 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)

Buy for £84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 41 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E5-2690 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 E5-2690 v3.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 8% better in Borderlands 3 than Xeon E5-2690 v3 - 230 vs 213 FPS
  • Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 - 65 vs 135 Watts
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2690 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

213

93%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

230

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.37/FPS

100%

Price, £

£84

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)

Buy for £84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 41 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2690 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-2690 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

1055

56%

Multi-Core

7030

91%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Sep 8th, 2014Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 5
HaswellCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
24
Threads12
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
135 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
26.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2690 v3 or Ryzen 5 5500

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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