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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Xeon E5-1660 v2

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Xeon E5-1660 v2: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 150 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 150 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 2613 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v2.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 28% better in World of Warcraft than Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 206 vs 161 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 65 vs 130 Watts
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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

206

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.83/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1199.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 150 minutes ago

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013


FPS

161

78%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-1660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013


Single-Core

657

31%

Multi-Core

3260

37%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateSep 10th, 2013
Ryzen 5CollectionXeon E5
VermeerCodenameIvy Bridge EP
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2011
Desktop
Segment
Server
6Cores6
12Threads12
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed3.7 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
65 W
TDP130 W
7 nm
Process Size22 nm
37.0xMultiplier37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Xeon E5-1660 v2

World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum

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