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Xeon E5-1680 v4 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Xeon E5-1680 v4 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $1723

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MSRP in USD: $699

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Xeon E5-1680 v4 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 2290 days newer than Xeon E5-1680 v4.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 140 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 33% better in World of Warcraft than Xeon E5-1680 v4 - 236 vs 178 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 - 32 vs 16 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
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World of Warcraft

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Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1680 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016


FPS

178

75%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

236

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.18/FPS

100%

Price, $

$515.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $515.95 on Amazon

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TOP 5 Games

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Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1680 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1680 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016


Single-Core

1228

42%

Multi-Core

7000

36%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Jun 20th, 2016Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
BroadwellCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
32
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
140 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
34.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-1680 v4 or Ryzen 9 7950X

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