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Xeon E5-2650 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Xeon E5-2650 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $83.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $83.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Xeon E5-2650 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3681 days newer than Xeon E5-2650.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Xeon E5-2650 - 147 vs 139 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2650 - 65 vs 95 Watts
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon E5-2650 Logo
Xeon E5-2650

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


FPS

139

95%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

147

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.57/FPS

100%

Price, $

$83.45

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $83.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Xeon E5-2650 Logo
Xeon E5-2650

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2650 Logo
Xeon E5-2650

Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012


Single-Core

382

20%

Multi-Core

2407

31%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2650 Logo

Xeon E5-2650

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy Bridge-EPCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
20.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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