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Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3612 days newer than Xeon E3-1220 v2.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 13% better in Overwatch 2 than Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 366 vs 323 FPS
  • Consumes up to 6% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 65 vs 69 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

323

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

366

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.27/FPS

100%

Price, €

€98

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, ‎4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm

Buy for 98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 94 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1220 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

597

32%

Multi-Core

1843

24%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 Logo

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

May 14th, 2012Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E3CollectionRyzen 5
Ivy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
69 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
31.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E3-1220 v2 or Ryzen 5 5500

Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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