E1-7010 vs i9-7900X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-7900X and E1-7010 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	556	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.05	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Core i9 (Desktop)	AMD E-Series
Power efficiency	8.96	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date	30 May 2017 (7 years ago)	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-7900X and E1-7010 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	10 (Deca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	20	2
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	33	no data
L1 cache	640 KB	no data
L2 cache	10 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	13.75 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	930 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-7900X and E1-7010 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	Socket R4	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7900X and E1-7010. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i9-7900X and E1-7010 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7900X and E1-7010 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7900X and E1-7010. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	AMD Radeon R2 Graphics
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-7900X and E1-7010 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-7900X and E1-7010 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7900X and E1-7010.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	44	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 May 2017	7 May 2015
Physical cores	10	2
Threads	20	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	10 Watt

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