Ryzen 7 2700 vs Xeon E5540

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 2700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2015	771
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.64	9.08
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	2.07	14.39
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$30	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 2700 has 1319% better value for money than Xeon E5540.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 2700 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	2.53 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Die size	263 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	731 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 2700 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	FCLGA1366	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 2700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 2700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 2700 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 E5540 and Ryzen 7 2700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	144 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5540 and Ryzen 7 2700.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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	1.82	10.26
Recency	30 March 2009	19 April 2018
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

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