Xeon E5-2608L v4 vs Ryzen 7 1700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	751	1190
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.24	1.05
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$363
Current price	$237 (0.7x MSRP)	$563 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 1700 has 685% better value for money than Xeon E5-2608L v4.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus support	no data	2 × 6.4 GT/s
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	16384 KB	20 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	246.24 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5-2608L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
XFR	-	no data
SenseMI	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5-2608L v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5-2608L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E5-2608L v4.

PCIe version	n/a	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Xeon E5-2608L v4 by 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.57	4.81
Recency	2 March 2017	20 June 2016
Cost	$329	$363
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	50 Watt

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