Xeon E7-8867 v4 vs Ryzen 7 2700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7-8867 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	701	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.11	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	9.94	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	no data
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7-8867 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)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	16	36
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	45 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7-8867 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)	105 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7-8867 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® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7-8867 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 2700X and Xeon E7-8867 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 2700X and Xeon E7-8867 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	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	46.933 GB/s	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Xeon E7-8867 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2018	1 April 2016
Physical cores	8	18
Threads	16	36
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	165 Watt

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