Xeon E7-8893 v4 vs Ryzen 7 1700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E7-8893 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	712	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.59	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	no data
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$252 (0.6x MSRP)	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E7-8893 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	no data
L3 cache	16384 KB	60 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	77 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E7-8893 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)	8
Socket	AM4	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E7-8893 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Instruction Replay	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued
XFR	+	no data
SenseMI	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E7-8893 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E7-8893 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
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 E7-8893 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	3 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon E7-8893 v4.

PCIe version	n/a	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2017	1 April 2016
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	140 Watt

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