Xeon E5-4667 v3 vs Ryzen 7 2700
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms Xeon E5-4667 v3 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-4667 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 711 | 721 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 18.75 | 13.63 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2020) | Haswell-EP (2014) |
| Release date | 12 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 1 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | no data |
| Current price | $161 (0.5x MSRP) | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 7 2700 has 38% better value for money than Xeon E5-4667 v3.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-4667 v3 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 40 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 356 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 88 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 88 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4940 Million | 2,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-4667 v3 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) | 4 |
| Socket | AM4 (1331) | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 135 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-4667 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
| Instruction Replay | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-4667 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-4667 v3 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| 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 2700 and Xeon E5-4667 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | 68 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-4667 v3.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 40 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms Xeon E5-4667 v3 by 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms Xeon E5-4667 v3 by 2% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms Xeon E5-4667 v3 by 87% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5-4667 v3 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700 by 54% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.15 | 9.95 |
| Recency | 12 April 2018 | 1 June 2015 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 135 Watt |
Ryzen 7 2700 has a 2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 107.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-4667 v3, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-4667 v3.
Note that Ryzen 7 2700 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-4667 v3 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E5-4667 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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