AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
VS
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
VS
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 9 5900X or Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.70 GHz
Frequency
2.60 GHz
12
CPU Cores
14
4.80 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.60 GHz
24
CPU Threads
28
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
Yes
Overclocking
No
4.50 GHz
Turbo (12 Cores)
no data
Turbo (14 Cores)
3.10 GHz
normal
Core architecture
no data
0x
A core
no data
0x
B core
no data

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 9 5900X or Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3. 

No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
--
Max. Memory
--

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
h265 8bit
No
h265 10bit
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
no data
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
no data
No
AV1
no data

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-3200
Memory type
DDR4-2133
128 GB
Max. Memory
2
Memory channels
4
Yes
ECC
Yes
4.0
PCIe version
3.0
20
PCIe lanes
40

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

TDP
145 W
95 °C
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
105 W
TDP (PL1)
no data
142 W
TDP (PL2)
no data

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

64.00 MB
L3-Cache
35.00 MB
7 nm
Technology
22 nm
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Architecture
Haswell E
AMD-V, SEV
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, vPro
AM4
Socket
LGA 2011-3
Q4/2020
Release date
Q3/2014
ca. 549 $
Market price
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
no data
6.00 MB
L2-Cache
no data

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3