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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5-2696 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2250 days newer than Xeon E5-2696 v3.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 15% better in Far Cry 5 than Xeon E5-2696 v3 - 231 vs 201 FPS
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.13/FPS
100%
Price, £
£259.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-2696 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 12 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5-2696 v3 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
195 FPS
£8.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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149 FPS
£10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,593.6
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