The Ryzen 9 5950X is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming CPU than the Xeon E5-2699A v4 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $1258.05 cheaper!
Advantages of the Ryzen 9 5950X
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 79% cheaper – $337.90 vs $1595.95
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 28% less energy – 105 vs 145 Watts
Advantages of the Xeon E5-2699A v4
The Ryzen 9 5950X is better in every way
Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon E5-2699A v4 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 9 5950X
Nov 5th, 2020
Average FPS
203
100%
Min 1% FPS
134
100%
Price, $
$337.9
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.66/FPS
100%
Xeon E5-2699A v4
Oct 25th, 2016
Average FPS
181
89%
Min 1% FPS
120
90%
Price, $
$1595.95
21%
Value, $/FPS
$8.81/FPS
19%
Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon E5-2699A v4 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon E5-2699A v4 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon E5-2699A v4 in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 9 5950X
Nov 5th, 2020
Cores
16-core
73%
L3 Cache
64 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Xeon E5-2699A v4
Oct 25th, 2016
Cores
22-core
100%
L3 Cache
55 MB
86%
Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
71%
Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
73%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2400 MHz
75%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 9 5950X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Xeon E5-2699A v4 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2016 |
$799.00 | MSRP | $4,938.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Broadwell |
105 W | Power Consumption | 145 W |
| Performance | ||
| 16 | Cores | 22 |
| 32 | Threads | 44 |
3.4 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
64 MB | L3 Cache | 55 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 3200 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2400 MHz |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
