The Ryzen 5 3600X is a clear winner – it's a much faster gaming CPU than the Xeon E5-1660 v4 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $177.36 cheaper!
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 3600X
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 50% cheaper – $175.00 vs $352.36
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 32% less energy – 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of the Xeon E5-1660 v4
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 12 threads
Ryzen 5 3600X vs Xeon E5-1660 v4 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 5 3600X
Jul 7th, 2019
Average FPS
191
100%
Min 1% FPS
127
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
100%
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Jun 20th, 2016
Average FPS
181
95%
Min 1% FPS
120
94%
Price, $
$352.36
49%
Value, $/FPS
$1.94/FPS
47%
Ryzen 5 3600X vs Xeon E5-1660 v4 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 5 3600X vs Xeon E5-1660 v4 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 5 3600X vs Xeon E5-1660 v4 in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 5 3600X
Jul 7th, 2019
Cores
6-core
75%
L3 Cache
32 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Jun 20th, 2016
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
20 MB
62%
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
84%
Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
86%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2400 MHz
75%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 5 3600X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Xeon E5-1660 v4 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
$249.00 | MSRP | $1,113.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Matisse | Codename | Broadwell |
95 W | Power Consumption | 140 W |
| Performance | ||
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
32 MB | L3 Cache | 20 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 3200 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2400 MHz |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
