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Xeon E3-1240 v2 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Xeon E3-1240 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 E3-1240 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 E3-1240 v2.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 9% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Xeon E3-1240 v2 - 121 vs 111 FPS
  • Consumes up to 6% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 - 65 vs 69 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 - 12 vs 8 threads
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1240 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


FPS

111

92%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

121

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.81/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 89 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1240 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 Logo
Xeon E3-1240 v2

Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012


Single-Core

664

35%

Multi-Core

2298

30%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 Logo

Xeon E3-1240 v2

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

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
8Threads
12
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
69 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
34.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E3-1240 v2 or Ryzen 5 5500

With selected game settings

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