Ryzen 7 7800X vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking688not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.03no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency8.81no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Zen 4
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache448 KB512 KB
L2 cache3.5 MB8 MB
L3 cache35 MB96 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size306.18 mm271+122 mm
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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)no data
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7800X. 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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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 7800X are enumerated here.

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 7800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400no data
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7800X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 14 8
Threads 28 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

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

Ryzen 7 7800X, on the other hand, has a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7800X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 7800X is a desktop one.


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