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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1599 days newer than the more expensive Xeon E5-1660 v4.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 230 vs 213 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - $299.99 vs $352.36
- Up to 21% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - $1.3 vs $1.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 24 vs 16 threads
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Xeon E5-1660 V4 Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3OEM Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Broadwell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Xeon E5-1660 v4
Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
194 FPS
$13.4/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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220 FPS
$9.91/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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230 FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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$N/A
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148 FPS
$11.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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155 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
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$2,269.99
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155 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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Out of Stock
155 FPS
$13.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
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$2,149.99
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183 FPS
$12.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,269
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225 FPS
$13.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
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182 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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Out of Stock
140 FPS
$17.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
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182 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
47 FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
89 FPS
$24.81/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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130 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
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Out of Stock
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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Out of Stock
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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182 FPS
$10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
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163 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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