Xeon E3-1270 v3 vs Ryzen 7 1700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E3-1270 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	787	1306
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.62	2.32
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	9.83	5.42
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$370

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 1700X has 56% better value for money than Xeon E3-1270 v3.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E3-1270 v3 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB	8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	192 mm2	160 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E3-1270 v3 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)	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E3-1270 v3. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
XFR	+	-
SenseMI	+	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E3-1270 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E3-1270 v3 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 1700X and Xeon E3-1270 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E3-1270 v3.

PCIe version	n/a	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.86	4.58
Recency	2 March 2017	2 June 2013
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt

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