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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon W3520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 4753 days newer than Xeon W3520.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 15% better in Overwatch 2 than Xeon W3520 - 366 vs 317 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Xeon W3520 - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon W3520 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo
Xeon W3520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

317

87%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

366

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.23/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 43 minutes ago

Trending Games

Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo
Xeon W3520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo
Xeon W3520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

413

22%

Multi-Core

1395

18%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon W3520 Logo

Intel Xeon W3520

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
XeonCollectionRyzen 5
BloomfieldCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
20.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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