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Xeon X5690 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Xeon X5690 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Xeon X5690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 4243 days newer than Xeon X5690.

Advantages of Intel Xeon X5690

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 130 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 15% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Xeon X5690 - 344 vs 298 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon X5690 - 32 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon X5690 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon X5690 Logo
Xeon X5690

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2011


FPS

298

87%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

344

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.5/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 32 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Xeon X5690 Logo
Xeon X5690

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon X5690 Logo
Xeon X5690

Server/Workstation • Feb 14th, 2011


Single-Core

546

19%

Multi-Core

2566

13%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Xeon X5690

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Feb 14th, 2011Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
XeonCollectionRyzen 9
Westmere-EPCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM5
Server
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
130 W
TDP170 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
26.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Xeon X5690 or Ryzen 9 7950X

Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max

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