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Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 2250 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v3.

Advantages of Xeon E5-1660 v3

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 7% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 312 vs 292 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 - 65 vs 140 Watts
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


FPS

292

94%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

312

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v3

Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014


Single-Core

1296

62%

Multi-Core

7310

84%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Logo

Xeon E5-1660 v3

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Sep 8th, 2014Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 5
HaswellCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Xeon E5-1660 v3 or Ryzen 5 5600X

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