Xeon 6980P vs Ryzen 7 2700E

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700E and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking827not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency13.44no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date19 September 2018 (6 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700E and Xeon 6980P 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)128
Threads16256
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache96K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm5 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700E and Xeon 6980P 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
SocketAM47529
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700E and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700E and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700E and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700E and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700E and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes2096

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 September 2018 24 September 2024
Physical cores 8 128
Threads 16 256
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 500 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700E has 669.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6980P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 2700E and Xeon 6980P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 2700E is a desktop processor while Xeon 6980P is a server/workstation one.


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