Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Blender, UserBenchmark, Blender, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, WPrime, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, Furmark, 7zip, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, MATLAB, Prime95, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 5600G or Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4.

Summary benchmark results

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

Xeon E5-2697R v4

55%

Ryzen 5 5600G

56%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 5600G is 1% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon E5-2697R v4

61%

Ryzen 5 5600G

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, 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 low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Control, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.6	96.5
Valorant	123.4	109.6
Cyberpunk 2077	69.1	61.4
Apex Legends	116.0	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	92.6	82.2
Overwatch	100.0	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.2	75.6
DOOM Eternal	61.7	54.8
Warzone	96.3	85.5
Assassin's Creed	103.7	92.1
Valheim	102.5	91.0

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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

Xeon E5-2697R v4

20%

Ryzen 5 5600G

82%

To make a finishing decision 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 5 5600G is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2697R v4 since it has less power consumption: 145W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Cinbench 15 Single-core	108	255
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3177	1950
Cinbench 20 Single-core	240	598
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7475	4516
Cinbench 23 Single-core	641	1556
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18061	11155

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

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Single-Core	1916	3318
Multi-Core	18383	21899

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

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Single-Core	910	1599
Multi-Core	20218	8285

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	February 05, 2021
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	AM4
Core name	Broadwell	Cezanne
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	4	5
Turbo Frequency	3.6 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	18	6
Threads	36	12
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4130 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	145 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	15 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	45 MB	16MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5600G is 37% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2697R v4 has 12 more core than Ryzen 5 5600G. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 is better: 22
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600G is better: 16
Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600G specs and review.