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Xeon E5-2420 vs Ryzen 5 5600

Xeon E5-2420 vs Ryzen 5 5600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $199

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Xeon E5-2420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 3628 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600

  • Performs up to 13% better in HITMAN 3 than Xeon E5-2420 - 211 vs 187 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 65 vs 95 Watts
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HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

187

89%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


FPS

211

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo
Xeon E5-2420

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

372

18%

Multi-Core

1815

21%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


Single-Core

2029

100%

Multi-Core

8539

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2420 Logo

Xeon E5-2420

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo

Ryzen 5 5600

May 14th, 2012
Apr 20th, 2022
Xeon E5Ryzen 5
Sandy Bridge-ENVermeer
Intel Socket 1356AMD Socket AM4
Server
Desktop
66
1212
1.9 GHz
3.5 GHz
2.4 GHz
4.4 GHz
95 W
65 W
32 nm
7 nm
19.0x
35.0x
NoneNone
No
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-2420 or Ryzen 5 5600

With selected game settings

Laptops Using Xeon E5-2420 or Ryzen 5 5600

With selected game settings

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