Xeon E3-1285L v4 vs Ryzen 7 2700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	785	1219
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.71	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	14.38	7.41
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Broadwell-DT (2015)
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E3-1285L 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	3.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	160 mm2
Number of transistors	4800 Million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E3-1285L 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)	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E3-1285L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
eDRAM	no data	128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 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 2700 and Xeon E3-1285L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel Iris Pro P6300
Max video memory	-	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.15 GHz
Execution Units	-	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Xeon E3-1285L v4.

PCIe version	3.0	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	9.88	5.09
Recency	13 April 2018	2 June 2015
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm

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