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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2250 days newer than Xeon E5-2640 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 90 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 23% better in World of Warcraft than Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 212 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 - 32 vs 16 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
212
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Xeon E5-2640 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell-E/EP, Sandy Bridge-EP/EX | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
90 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Xeon E5-2640 v3 or Ryzen 9 5950X
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
212 FPS
$16.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
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177 FPS
$8.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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164 FPS
$6.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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212 FPS
$11.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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204 FPS
$10.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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191 FPS
$8.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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169 FPS
$8.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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194 FPS
$8.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
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191 FPS
$8.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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197 FPS
$28.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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