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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 1112 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 6% better in Remnant II than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 90 vs 85 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $136.62 vs $210.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Remnant II than Ryzen 5 3600X - $1.61 vs $2.33 per FPS
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Updated 102 minutes ago
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
85
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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Updated 102 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Xeon E5-1620 v4
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
23 FPS
$48.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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17 FPS
$73.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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7 FPS
$285.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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