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Xeon E5-1660 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Xeon E5-1660 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E5-1660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3681 days newer than Xeon E5-1660.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 20% better in Lost Ark than Xeon E5-1660 - 274 vs 228 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 - 65 vs 130 Watts
This is a free version of Lost Ark.
Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-1660 Logo
Xeon E5-1660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

228

83%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

274

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.3/FPS

100%

Price, $

$83.47

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

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In Stock

Updated 7 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-1660 Logo
Xeon E5-1660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1660 Logo
Xeon E5-1660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

601

32%

Multi-Core

2985

39%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1660 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-1660

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-1660 or Ryzen 5 5500

Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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