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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5-2670 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 E5-2670.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 46% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Xeon E5-2670 - 658 vs 450 FPS
  • Consumes up to 9% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2670 - 105 vs 115 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2670 - 24 vs 16 threads
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2670 Logo
Xeon E5-2670

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

450

68%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

658

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.45/FPS

100%

Price, $

$295

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-2670 Logo
Xeon E5-2670

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2670 Logo
Xeon E5-2670

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

510

23%

Multi-Core

3037

26%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2670 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-2670

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy Bridge-EP/EXCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
24
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
115 WTDP
105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
26.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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