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Intel Xeon E5-2690 vs Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 5 5600

The CPUs selected in this comparison belong in different CPU Classes: Server, Desktop. Consider, selecting CPUs from simliar CPU Class for more apt comparison. The values below were tabulated from a combined 59655 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz×Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz×AMD Ryzen 7 2700X×AMD Ryzen 5 3600×AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Price $1882 - BUY Search Online Search Online $103.61 - BUY $129.99 - BUY
Socket TypeLGA2011FCLGA2011AM4AM4AM4
CPU ClassServerServerDesktopDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.9 GHz3.0 GHz3.7 GHz3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.8 GHzUp to 3.6 GHzUp to 4.3 GHzUp to 4.2 GHzUp to 4.4 GHz
# of Physical Cores8 (Threads: 16)10 (Threads: 20)8 (Threads: 16)6 (Threads: 12)6 (Threads: 12)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 20MBL1: 640KB, L2: 2.5MB, L3: 25MBL1: 768KB, L2: 4.0MB, L3: 16MBL1: 384KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 32MBL1: 384KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 32MB
TDP135W130W105W65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$24.64$23.73$19.16$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2012Q3 2013Q2 2018Q2 2019Q2 2022
# of Samples741319134143276712414
CPU Rank1591131910701056829
CPU Value5.267.065.8170.6165.7
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1658(-49.1%)1860(-42.9%)2416(-25.8%)2560(-21.4%)3257(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)9747(-54.8%)13337(-38.1%)17446(-19.0%)17680(-17.9%)21544(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz
9,747
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz
13,337
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
17,446
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,680
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
21,544
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz
5.2
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz
67.0
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
65.8
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
170.6
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
165.7
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz
1,658
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz
1,860
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
2,416
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,560
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
3,257
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Max TDP135W130W105W65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANANANANA
Running cost per dayNANANANANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANANANANA
Running cost per yearNANANANANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.