Ryzen 7 7700X vs Xeon E-2234

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2234 and Ryzen 7 7700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1114	226
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.20	45.77
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	7.65	20.43
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	29 August 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 7700X has 82% better value for money than Xeon E-2234.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2234 and Ryzen 7 7700X 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	5.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	126 mm2	71+122 mm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2234 and Ryzen 7 7700X 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
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2234 and Ryzen 7 7700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2234 and Ryzen 7 7700X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2234 and Ryzen 7 7700X 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 Xeon E-2234 and Ryzen 7 7700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel UHD Graphics P630

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2234 and Ryzen 7 7700X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2234 and Ryzen 7 7700X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2234 and Ryzen 7 7700X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24

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	5.96	23.52
Integrated graphics card	6.39	4.42
Recency	27 May 2019	29 August 2022
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	105 Watt

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