AMD Ryzen 9 5800 vs Intel Xeon W-3175X

Processor comparisons 22-03-2021

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 9 5800 vs Intel Xeon W-3175X tests and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, PCMark 10, SuperPi, AIDA64, Blender, Furmark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, RealBench, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Death Stranding
Overwatch
Apex Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Red Dead Redemption 2
DOOM: Eternal
Fortnite
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Borderlands 3
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valheim
Fallout 76

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-3175X or AMD Ryzen 9 5800.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 5800

59%

Xeon W-3175X

59%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 5800

57%

Xeon W-3175X

65%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	100.4	116.1
Valorant	114.1	131.9
Cyberpunk 2077	63.9	73.9
Apex Legends	107.3	124.0
Call of Duty Warzone	85.6	98.9
Overwatch	92.4	106.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.7	91.0
DOOM Eternal	57.1	66.0
Warzone	89.0	102.9
Assassin's Creed	95.8	110.8
Valheim	94.7	109.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 5800

90%

Xeon W-3175X

17%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 5800 is more energy efficient than the Xeon W-3175X since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 255W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5800	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	223	188
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3056	5514
Cinbench 20 Single-core	528	417
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7023	12975
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1345	1112
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18146	31350

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5800	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Single-Core	2878	2147
Multi-Core	32701	31909

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5800	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Single-Core	1759	1351
Multi-Core	12165	27550

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 5800	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Announcement date	November 05, 2020	January 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA3647
Core name	Vermeer	Skylake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	4	2
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	3.8 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	8	28
Threads	16	56
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9400 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	255 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		512 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	32MB	38.5 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000456

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 5800 is 8% better than Xeon W-3175X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-3175X has 20 more core than Ryzen 9 5800. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5800 is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-3175X is better: 21
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 5800 and Intel Xeon W-3175X before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 9 5800 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 5800 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-3175X specs and review.