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Xeon E5-2643 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Xeon E5-2643 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5-2643 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3166 days newer than Xeon E5-2643.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 24% better in Far Cry 5 than Xeon E5-2643 - 231 vs 187 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2643 - 105 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2643 - 24 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2643 Logo
Xeon E5-2643

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

187

81%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

231

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.3/FPS

100%

Price, $

$294.9

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $294.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 424 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2643 Logo
Xeon E5-2643

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2643 Logo
Xeon E5-2643

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

580

27%

Multi-Core

2050

17%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2643

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
130 WTDP
105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2643 or Ryzen 9 5900X

Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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