Ryzen 7 1800X vs Xeon E5-2667 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Ryzen 7 1800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	951	749
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.08	3.12
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	5.63	10.26
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,300	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 1800X has 189% better value for money than Xeon E5-2667 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Ryzen 7 1800X 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	36
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	16384 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Ryzen 7 1800X 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Ryzen 7 1800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	FMA3
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
XFR	-	+
SenseMI	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Ryzen 7 1800X 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 Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Ryzen 7 1800X 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 E5-2667 v2 and Ryzen 7 1800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Ryzen 7 1800X.

PCIe version	3.0	n/a
PCI Express lanes	40	20

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	7.73	10.30
Recency	1 September 2013	2 March 2017
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt

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