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Xeon E5-2690 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Xeon E5-2690 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E5-2690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3681 days newer than Xeon E5-2690.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2690

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 7% better in Battlefield 1 than Xeon E5-2690 - 248 vs 231 FPS
  • Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2690 - 65 vs 135 Watts
This is a free version of Battlefield 1.
Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2690 Logo
Xeon E5-2690

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

231

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

248

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€92.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 92.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2690 Logo
Xeon E5-2690

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2690 Logo
Xeon E5-2690

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

576

31%

Multi-Core

3366

44%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2690

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
135 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
29.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2690 or Ryzen 5 5500

Battlefield 1, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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