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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 1112 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1660 v4.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $352.36 vs $370.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 125 vs 119 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
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Xeon E5-1660 V4 Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3OEM Pack
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Single-Core
1173
69.28529238038983%
Multi-Core
6726
67.67961360434695%
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5-1660 v4 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
102 FPS
$29.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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82 FPS
$19.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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