Xeon E5-2687W v3 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3700X
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.18
+54%
Xeon E5-2687W v3
2014
10 cores / 20 threads, 160 Watt
9.21

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon E5-2687W v3 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-2687W v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking512836
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.20no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency20.635.44
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-2687W 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data9.6 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data75 °C
Number of transistors19,200 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-2687W 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-2687W v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-2687W v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-2687W v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-2687W v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-2687W v3.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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 3700X 14.18
+54%
Xeon E5-2687W v3 9.21

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.

Ryzen 7 3700X 22527
+54%
Xeon E5-2687W v3 14631

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.

Ryzen 7 3700X 1671
+55%
Xeon E5-2687W v3 1078

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.

Ryzen 7 3700X 8080
+18.1%
Xeon E5-2687W v3 6841

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.18 9.21
Recency 7 July 2019 8 September 2014
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 160 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700X has a 54% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 146.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2687W v3, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

The Ryzen 7 3700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2687W v3 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2687W v3 is a server/workstation one.


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