Xeon E5540 vs Ryzen 7 1700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	822	2035
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.93	0.64
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	13.56	2.07
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$30

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 1700 has 514% better value for money than Xeon E5540.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5540 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	192 mm2	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	76 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5540 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)	2
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	40 Bit
SenseMI	+	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	144 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5540.

PCIe version	n/a	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.32	1.75
Recency	2 March 2017	30 March 2009
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

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