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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3304 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v2.
Advantages of Xeon E5-1660 v2
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 130 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 14% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 187 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.97/FPS
100%
Price, £
£929.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Xeon E5-1660 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v2 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Xeon E5-1660 v2 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
84 FPS
£14.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
£21.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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160 FPS
£23.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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160 FPS
£25.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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