Xeon D-2896NT vs Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)no data
Release date29 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Xeon D-2896NT 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1640
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.35 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)30 MB
Chip lithography12 nmno data
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Xeon D-2896NT 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Xeon D-2896NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data32
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 April 2019 1 October 2023
Physical cores 8 20
Threads 16 40
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 117 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary has 11.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2896NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Xeon D-2896NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2896NT is a server/workstation one.


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