Xeon 6972P vs Ryzen 7 5700U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 776 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 11 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 62.84 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) | Granite Rapids (2024) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon 6972P 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) | 96 |
| Threads | 16 | 192 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | 18 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 480 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 80 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon 6972P 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FP6 | 7529 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 500 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1900 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon 6972P.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 96 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 96 |
| Threads | 16 | 192 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 500 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5700U has 3233.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon 6972P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon 6972P. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 5700U is a notebook processor while Xeon 6972P is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon 6972P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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