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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 1599 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Valheim than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 214 vs 196 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 97% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $7.99 vs $262.99
- Up to 97% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.04 vs $1.23 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
196
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$7.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Xeon E5-1620 v4
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
138 FPS
$14.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$20.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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139 FPS
$20.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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107 FPS
$15.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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139 FPS
$18.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,523.83
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107 FPS
$21.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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139 FPS
$20.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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97 FPS
$16.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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128 FPS
$16.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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136 FPS
$12.77/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,737
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