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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2250 days newer than Xeon E5-2660 v3.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 39% better in Far Cry 6 than Xeon E5-2660 v3 - 151 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 - 32 vs 20 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
151
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E5-2660 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Xeon E5-2660 v3
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
$11.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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107 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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121 FPS
$13.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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136 FPS
$15.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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146 FPS
$17.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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98 FPS
$15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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125 FPS
$15.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,920.44
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121 FPS
$13.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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128 FPS
$44.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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58 FPS
$40.52/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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