Xeon E7430 vs Ryzen 7 2700X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking709not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency9.93no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)no data
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)1 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7430 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)no data
Threads16no data
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed4.35 GHzno data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography12 nm45 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.45V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7430 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)no data
SocketAM4PGA604
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt90 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7430. 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7430 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7430.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 April 2018 1 July 2008
Chip lithography 12 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 90 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700X has an age advantage of 9 years, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E7430, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7430. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 2700X is a desktop processor while Xeon E7430 is a server/workstation one.


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