Xeon E5-2699R v4 vs Ryzen 7 2700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-2699R v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking778not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.90no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency14.38no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299$4,560

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-2699R 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads1644
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier3222
L1 cache768 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB5.5 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)55 MB
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2456.12 mm2
Number of transistors4800 Million7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-2699R 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)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-2699R v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-2699R v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-2699R v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-2699R v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size64 GB1,536 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-2699R v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2040

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2018 25 October 2016
Physical cores 8 22
Threads 16 44
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 145 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 123.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2699R v4, on the other hand, has 175% more physical cores and 175% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-2699R v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 2700 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2699R v4 is a mobile workstation one.


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