Xeon E7-2860 vs Ryzen 7 1700
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E7-2860 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 827 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.78 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | Intel Xeon E7 |
| Power efficiency | 13.55 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Westmere-EX (2011) |
| Release date | 2 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 3 April 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $3,670 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E7-2860 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.67 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | QPI |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 6.4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 30 | 17 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16384 KB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 513 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 2,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E7-2860 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 | LGA1567 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E7-2860. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA3 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| SenseMI | + | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E7-2860 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 Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E7-2860 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 Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E7-2860. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 34.113 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E7-2860.
| PCIe version | n/a | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 March 2017 | 3 April 2011 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 130 Watt |
Ryzen 7 1700 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
Xeon E7-2860, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E7-2860. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 7 1700 is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-2860 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon E7-2860, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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