Ryzen 9 7900X vs Xeon E7220

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7220 and Ryzen 9 7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated123
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data18.11
Architecture codenameno dataRaphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date1 July 2007 (17 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7220 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 coresno data12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threadsno data24
Base clock speed2.93 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB L2 Cache64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistorsno dataCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.0V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7220 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 configurationno data1
SocketPPGA604AM5
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7220 and Ryzen 9 7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E7220 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 E7220 and Ryzen 9 7900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7220 and Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5200

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 E7220 and Ryzen 9 7900X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2007 27 September 2022
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 170 Watt

Xeon E7220 has 112.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7900X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7220 and Ryzen 9 7900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7220 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 7900X is a desktop one.


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