Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Ryzen 7 1800X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1800X
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
10.29
+9%
Xeon E5-2680 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.44

Ryzen 7 1800X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v3 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2680 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking760809
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.12no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency10.247.44
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date2 March 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2680 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s9.6 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million5,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2680 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2680 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
XFR+-
SenseMI+-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2680 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2680 v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2680 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size64 GB768 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2680 v3.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanes2040

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 1800X 10.29
+9%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 9.44

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 1800X 16352
+9%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 14998

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 1800X 1140
+13.8%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 1002

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 1800X 5662
Xeon E5-2680 v3 6360
+12.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.29 9.44
Recency 2 March 2017 8 September 2014
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen 7 1800X has a 9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 26.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2680 v3, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2680 v3.

Note that Ryzen 7 1800X is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2680 v3 is a server/workstation one.


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