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Xeon X5550 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Xeon X5550 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $549

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon X5550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 4238 days newer than Xeon X5550.

Advantages of Intel Xeon X5550

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Xeon X5550 - 326 vs 296 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon X5550 - 24 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon X5550 Logo
Xeon X5550

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

296

91%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

326

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.63/FPS

100%

Price, £

£204

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor

Buy for £204 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 71 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon X5550 Logo
Xeon X5550

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon X5550 Logo
Xeon X5550

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

444

20%

Multi-Core

1821

15%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon X5550 Logo

Intel Xeon X5550

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
XeonCollectionRyzen 9
GainestownCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
20.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon X5550 or Ryzen 9 5900X

Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max

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