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Xeon E5-2640 v2 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Xeon E5-2640 v2 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3313 days newer than Xeon E5-2640 v2.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 8300% better in Cities: Skylines II than Xeon E5-2640 v2 - 84 vs 1 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 - 24 vs 16 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

1

1%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

84

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.65/FPS

100%

Price, $

$391

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $391 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 149 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Logo
Xeon E5-2640 v2

Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

386

13%

Multi-Core

2325

13%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy Bridge EPCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
24
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
2.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
95 W
TDP170 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
20.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2640 v2 or Ryzen 9 7900X

Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High

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