Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3700X
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.59
+77.7%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon E5-1680 v2 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-1680 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking461864
Place by popularity97not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation38.760.21
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date7 July 2019 (4 years ago)10 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data
Current price$212 (0.6x MSRP)$8733

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 3700X has 18357% better value for money than Xeon E5-1680 v2.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-1680 v2 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data341 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors19,200 million2,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierYesYes
VID voltage rangeno data0.65–1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-1680 v2 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)1
SocketAM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-1680 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-1680 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-1680 v2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-1680 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size128 GB256 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-1680 v2.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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 3700X 14.59
+77.7%
Xeon E5-1680 v2 8.21

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon E5-1680 v2 by 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 7 3700X 22567
+77.8%
Xeon E5-1680 v2 12693

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon E5-1680 v2 by 78% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 7 3700X 1656
+150%
Xeon E5-1680 v2 662

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon E5-1680 v2 by 150% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 7 3700X 8102
+99.4%
Xeon E5-1680 v2 4063

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon E5-1680 v2 by 99% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.59 8.21
Recency 7 July 2019 10 September 2013
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt

The Ryzen 7 3700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1680 v2 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-1680 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon E5-1680 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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