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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon E5-2660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3857 days newer than Xeon E5-2660.
Advantages of Xeon E5-2660
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 40% better in Alan Wake 2 than Xeon E5-2660 - 137 vs 98 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2660 - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2660 doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
137
100%
Value, £/FPS
£8.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1099.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon E5-2660
Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-2660 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge-EP | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Xeon E5-2660 or Ryzen 9 7900X
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71 FPS
£17.59/FPS
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