Xeon E5-4640 v2 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-4640 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	496	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	20.99	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	30 September 2019 (5 years ago)	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-4640 v2 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	32 MB	20 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	7 nm	22 nm
Die size	74 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	75 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-4640 v2 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)	4
Socket	AM4	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-4640 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-4640 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-4640 v2 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 3700 and Xeon E5-4640 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-4640 v2.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 September 2019	1 January 2014
Physical cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Chip lithography	7 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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