Xeon E5-2698A V3 vs Ryzen 7 5800

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking413not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency23.60no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2024)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)18 November 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB40 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm22 nm
Die size81 mm2356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C88 °C
Number of transistors4,150 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 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 configuration12
SocketAM42011-3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2698A V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 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 5800 and Xeon E5-2698A V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2698A V3.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 November 2020 18 November 2014
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2698A V3, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2698A V3. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 5800 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2698A V3 is a server/workstation one.


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