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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 2290 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 17% better in DOOM Eternal than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 557 vs 475 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 32 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $232.12 vs $465.12
- Up to 42% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.49 vs $0.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 140 vs 170 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
557
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
58.333333333333336%
Price, $
$465.12
49%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 2799 minutes ago
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
475
85.27827648114902%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$232.12
100%
Value Winner
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Quad-core [4 Core] 3.50 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3
Buy for $232.12 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2792 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Single-Core
1088
37.03199455411845%
Multi-Core
3898
20.204219146840824%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 140 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Xeon E5-1620 v4
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
230 FPS
$10.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,368
In Stock
557 FPS
$5.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,199
In Stock
230 FPS
$9.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,289
In Stock
462 FPS
$6.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
In Stock
340 FPS
$5.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,988
In Stock
340 FPS
$7.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,578
In Stock
230 FPS
$11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,579
In Stock
340 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,588
In Stock
462 FPS
$9.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$4,459
In Stock
340 FPS
$8.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,809
In Stock
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