Ryzen 9 5900X vs Xeon E7-8830

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated199
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data31.05
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E7AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data22.20
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date5 April 2011 (13 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,280$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed2.13 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier1637
L1 cache512 KB768 KB
L2 cache2 MB6 MB
L3 cache24 MB64 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size513 mm22x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors2600 Million0 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1567,LGA1567AM4
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.286x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 E7-8830 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 E7-8830 and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 9 5900X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 April 2011 8 October 2020
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 9 5900X has an age advantage of 9 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 9 5900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8830 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop one.


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