The Ryzen 9 7900 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 $1196.95 cheaper!
Advantages of the Ryzen 9 7900
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 75% cheaper – $399.00 vs $1595.95
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 55% less energy – 65 vs 145 Watts
- Can run games without a dedicated GPU as it has integrated graphics
Advantages of the Xeon E5-2699A v4
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 44 vs 24 threads
Ryzen 9 7900 vs Xeon E5-2699A v4 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 9 7900
Jan 14th, 2023
Average FPS
218
100%
Min 1% FPS
143
100%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.83/FPS
100%
Xeon E5-2699A v4
Oct 25th, 2016
Average FPS
181
83%
Min 1% FPS
120
84%
Price, $
$1595.95
25%
Value, $/FPS
$8.81/FPS
21%
Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 vs Xeon E5-2699A v4 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 9 7900 vs Xeon E5-2699A v4 in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 9 7900
Jan 14th, 2023
Cores
12-core
55%
L3 Cache
64 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
5200 MHz
100%
Xeon E5-2699A v4
Oct 25th, 2016
Cores
22-core
100%
L3 Cache
55 MB
86%
Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
65%
Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
67%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2400 MHz
46%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 9 7900 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Xeon E5-2699A v4 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2016 |
$429.00 | MSRP | $4,938.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Raphael | Codename | Broadwell |
65 W | Power Consumption | 145 W |
| Performance | ||
| 12 | Cores | 22 |
| 24 | Threads | 44 |
3.7 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
64 MB | L3 Cache | 55 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR5 @ 5200 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2400 MHz |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | No |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
