Ryzen 7 5700X vs Xeon E7-8860

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8860 and Ryzen 7 5700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated383
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.99
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E7no data
Power efficiencyno data24.45
Architecture codenameWestmere-EX (2011)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,061$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8860 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed2.26 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size513 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8860 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8860 and Ryzen 7 5700X. 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 E7-8860 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 E7-8860 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 E7-8860 and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8860 and Ryzen 7 5700X.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 April 2011 4 April 2022
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E7-8860 has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Ryzen 7 5700X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8860 and Ryzen 7 5700X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8860 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5700X is a desktop one.


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