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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Xeon E5-2660 v2

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Xeon E5-2660 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 197 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 197 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Xeon E5-2660 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 2622 days newer than Xeon E5-2660 v2.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 55% better in HITMAN 2 than Xeon E5-2660 v2 - 169 vs 109 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 - 65 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

169

100%

Value, $/FPS

$7.1/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 197 minutes ago

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

109

64%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 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 E5-2660 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2660 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

433

20%

Multi-Core

3142

36%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateSep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 5CollectionXeon E5
VermeerCodenameIvy Bridge EP
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2011
Desktop
Segment
Server
6Cores
10
12Threads
20
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.0 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
7 nm
Process Size22 nm
37.0x
Multiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Xeon E5-2660 v2

HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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