Xeon E3-1240 v5 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	788	1187
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.75
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency	14.02	6.15
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Skylake-DT (2015)
Release date	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)	19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$282

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	32	35
L1 cache	768 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	122 mm2
Number of transistors	4800 Million	1,750 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 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)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	Socket AM4	FCLGA1151,FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon E3-1240 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon E3-1240 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	N/A
Clear Video	-	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	-	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	-	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	N/A
OpenGL	-	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon E3-1240 v5.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.63	5.20
Recency	6 September 2018	19 October 2015
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

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