Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

VS

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking704not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.98no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency8.76no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)29 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2816
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2437
L1 cache448 KB768 KB
L2 cache3.5 MB4 MB
L3 cache35 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size306.18 mm2213 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition. 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
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 v4 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 v4 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1.5 TB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2016 29 April 2019
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 28 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Xeon E5-2680 v4
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition
Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.5 4185 votes

Rate Xeon E5-2680 v4 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4 15 votes

Rate Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon E5-2680 v4 or Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.