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In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon X5660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3887 days newer than Xeon X5660.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 28% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Xeon X5660 - 194 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon X5660 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon X5660
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon X5660
Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Xeon X5660 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2010 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Xeon |
| Vermeer | Codename | Westmere-EP |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Xeon X5660
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
141 FPS
$19.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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140 FPS
$14.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,096.99
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82 FPS
$20.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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110 FPS
$15.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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141 FPS
$17.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,523.83
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110 FPS
$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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141 FPS
$20.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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99 FPS
$15.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569.99
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130 FPS
$16.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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141 FPS
$10.62/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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