Xeon E5-2693 V3 vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon E5-2693 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking355not rated
Place by popularity60not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.49no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency15.80no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon E5-2693 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm22 nm
Die size2 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon E5-2693 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 configuration12
SocketAM42011-3
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon E5-2693 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon E5-2693 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon E5-2693 V3 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 5800X and Xeon E5-2693 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon E5-2693 V3.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 160 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800X has a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 52.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2693 V3, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 5800X and Xeon E5-2693 V3. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 5800X is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2693 V3 is a server/workstation one.


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