Ryzen 7 7800X vs Xeon E7-4890 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4890 v2 and Ryzen 7 7800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking286not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency11.89no data
Architecture codenameno dataZen 4
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4890 v2 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 cores15 (Pentadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3016
Base clock speed2.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cacheno data8 MB
L3 cache37.5 MB96 MB
Chip lithography22 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data71+122 mm
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4890 v2 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 configuration4no data
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4890 v2 and Ryzen 7 7800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4890 v2 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 E7-4890 v2 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 E7-4890 v2 and Ryzen 7 7800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600no data
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4890 v2 and Ryzen 7 7800X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes32no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 15 8
Threads 30 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon E7-4890 v2 has 87.5% more physical cores and 87.5% more threads.

Ryzen 7 7800X, on the other hand, has a 340% more advanced lithography process, and 29.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-4890 v2 and Ryzen 7 7800X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-4890 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 7800X is a desktop one.


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