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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1660 v4 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2290 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1660 v4.
Advantages of Xeon E5-1660 v4
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $352.36 vs $380.89
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 140 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 16% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 132 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - $2.89 vs $3.09 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Xeon E5-1660 V4 Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3OEM Pack
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.89/FPS
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Price, $
$380.89
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-1660 v4 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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