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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5-2690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3166 days newer than Xeon E5-2690.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 49% better in HITMAN 2 than Xeon E5-2690 - 170 vs 114 FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2690 - 105 vs 135 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2690 - 24 vs 16 threads
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
170
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.16/FPS
100%
Price, £
£197
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-2690
Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2690 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge-EP | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 135 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2690 or Ryzen 9 5900X
HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
108 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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154 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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142 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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164 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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120 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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170 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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141 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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