Ryzen 5 8400F vs Xeon E7-2850 v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-2850 v2 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
Power efficiencyno data22.28
Architecture codenameno dataPhoenix (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$170

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-2850 v2 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.3 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-2850 v2 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011AM5
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-2850 v2 and Ryzen 5 8400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE46 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-2850 v2 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 E7-2850 v2 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 E7-2850 v2 and Ryzen 5 8400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-2850 v2 and Ryzen 5 8400F.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes3220

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2014 1 April 2024
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E7-2850 v2 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 5 8400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-2850 v2 and Ryzen 5 8400F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-2850 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 8400F is a desktop one.


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