Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs i9-7900X

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Primary details

Comparing Core i9-7900X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking568not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.96no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore i9 (Desktop)Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency8.96no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date30 May 2017 (7 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-7900X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2028
Base clock speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0QPI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier3331
L1 cache640 KBno data
L2 cache10 MB3.5 MB
L3 cache13.75 MB35 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-7900X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSocket R4no data
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7900X and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Core i9-7900X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7900X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7900X and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size128 GB1,536 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7900X and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4440

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 May 2017 20 June 2016
Physical cores 10 14
Threads 20 28
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 120 Watt

i9-7900X has an age advantage of 11 months.

Xeon E5-2670 v4, on the other hand, has 40% more physical cores and 40% more threads, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-7900X and Xeon E5-2670 v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-7900X is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2670 v4 is a server/workstation one.


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