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Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs Ryzen 5 5600G: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $259

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 2781 days newer than Xeon E5-2690 v2.

Advantages of Xeon E5-2690 v2

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 20 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G

  • Performs up to 10% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Xeon E5-2690 v2 - 121 vs 110 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2690 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

110

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


FPS

121

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.25/FPS

100%

Price, €

€151.21

100%

FPS and Value Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2690 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2690 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

583

30%

Multi-Core

4085

53%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


Single-Core

1918

100%

Multi-Core

7665

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Logo

Xeon E5-2690 v2

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo

Ryzen 5 5600G

Sep 1st, 2013
Apr 13th, 2021
Xeon E5Ryzen 5
Ivy Bridge EPCezanne
Intel Socket 2011AMD Socket AM4
Server
Desktop
10
6
20
12
3.0 GHz
3.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
130 W
65 W
22 nm
7 nm
30.0x
39.0x
None
Radeon Vega 7
No
Yes

PCs Using Xeon E5-2690 v2 or Ryzen 5 5600G

With selected game settings

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