The Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a much slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 5 3600, however, it's a better value for money, as it's £46.30 cheaper!
Advantages of the Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 48% cheaper – £49.95 vs £96.25
- A better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 3600
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 54% less energy – 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 8 threads
Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Ryzen 5 3600 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Jun 20th, 2016
Average FPS
180
95%
Min 1% FPS
120
95%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.27/FPS
100%
Ryzen 5 3600
Jul 7th, 2019
Average FPS
190
100%
Min 1% FPS
126
100%
Price, £
£96.25
51%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
54%
Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Ryzen 5 3600 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Ryzen 5 3600 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Ryzen 5 3600 in core CPU performance specifications
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Jun 20th, 2016
Cores
4-core
67%
L3 Cache
10 MB
31%
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
97%
Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
90%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2400 MHz
75%
Ryzen 5 3600
Jul 7th, 2019
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
32 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Xeon E5-1620 v4 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| $294.00 | MSRP | $199.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Broadwell-E/EP | Codename | Matisse |
| 140 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.2 GHz |
| 10 MB | L3 Cache | 32 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 2400 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
