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Xeon E5-2660 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Xeon E5-2660 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Xeon E5-2660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 3857 days newer than Xeon E5-2660.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2660

  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 17% better in Death Stranding than Xeon E5-2660 - 250 vs 213 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2660 - 32 vs 16 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2660 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Death Stranding.
Death Stranding

Death Stranding

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

213

85%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

250

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.06/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

In Stock

Updated 251 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2660 Logo
Xeon E5-2660

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

442

15%

Multi-Core

2635

14%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2660

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
32
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
95 W
TDP170 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
22.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon E5-2660 or Ryzen 9 7950X

Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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