Xeon Gold 5117F vs Ryzen 7 2700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon Gold 5117F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	724	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.98	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon Gold 5117F 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	16	28
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	896 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon Gold 5117F 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 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4 (1331)	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	113 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon Gold 5117F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon Gold 5117F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon Gold 5117F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon Gold 5117F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	64 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon Gold 5117F.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2018	11 July 2017
Physical cores	8	14
Threads	16	28
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	113 Watt

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