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Ryzen 9 5900X vs Xeon E5520

Ryzen 9 5900X vs Xeon E5520: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core,24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor ASUS ROG Strix B550-FGaming AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Gaming Motherboard(PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN,BIOS Flashback,HDMI 2.1.

Buy for $438.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core,24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor ASUS ROG Strix B550-FGaming AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Gaming Motherboard(PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN,BIOS Flashback,HDMI 2.1.

Buy for $438.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 4238 days newer than Xeon E5520.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 30% better in Sea of Thieves than Xeon E5520 - 260 vs 200 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5520 - 24 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5520

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 80 vs 105 Watts
This is a free version of Sea of Thieves.
Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

260

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.69/FPS

100%

Price, $

$438.98

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core,24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor ASUS ROG Strix B550-FGaming AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Gaming Motherboard(PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN,BIOS Flashback,HDMI 2.1.

Buy for $438.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78 minutes ago

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

200

76%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

348

15%

Multi-Core

1454

12%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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Intel Xeon E5520 Logo

Intel Xeon E5520

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateMar 30th, 2009
Ryzen 9CollectionXeon
VermeerCodenameGainestown
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Server
12
Cores4
24
Threads8
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.3 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed2.5 GHz
105 WTDP
80 W
7 nm
Process Size45 nm
37.0x
Multiplier17.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Xeon E5520

Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical

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