Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 vs Xeon E5-2680 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.44
+1.8%
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
9.27

Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking809829
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency7.4413.50
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)29 June 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2213 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 million4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011AM4
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 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 E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 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 E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 9.44
+1.8%
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 9.27

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 14998
+1.9%
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 14717

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 1002
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 1036
+3.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 6362
+22%
Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 5214

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.44 9.27
Recency 8 September 2014 29 June 2017
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v3 has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 7 PRO 1700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Ryzen 7 PRO 1700.


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