Ryzen 5 8400F vs Xeon E7-2803

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-2803 and Ryzen 5 8400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated457
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data64.44
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E7no data
Power efficiencyno data22.28
Architecture codenameWestmere-EX (2011)Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$774$170

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-2803 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed1.73 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.73 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate4.8 GT/sno data
Multiplier13no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size513 mm2178 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-2803 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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
SocketFCLGA1567,LGA1567AM5
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-2803 and Ryzen 5 8400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-2803 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 E7-2803 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 E7-2803 and Ryzen 5 8400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-800DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.598 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-2803 and Ryzen 5 8400F.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 April 2011 1 April 2024
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 8400F has an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-2803 and Ryzen 5 8400F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-2803 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 8400F is a desktop one.


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