Ryzen 9 7900X vs Xeon E7-8837

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8837 and Ryzen 9 7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E7no data
Power efficiencyno data18.12
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date5 April 2011 (13 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,280no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8837 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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)
Threads824
Base clock speed2.66 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size513 mm22x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistors2600 MillionCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8837 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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
SocketLGA1567AM5
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8837 and Ryzen 9 7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.25 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
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 E7-8837 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 E7-8837 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 E7-8837 and Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8837 and Ryzen 9 7900X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 April 2011 27 September 2022
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 170 Watt

Xeon E7-8837 has 30.8% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7900X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8837 and Ryzen 9 7900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8837 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7900X is a desktop one.


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