Xeon Silver 4116 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
9.88
+1.1%

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 outperforms Xeon Silver 4116 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Silver 4116 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking722729
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.9729.96
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Xeon Silver
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2020)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date19 September 2018 (5 years ago)11 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,002
Current price$999 $164 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4116 has 655% better value for money than Ryzen 7 PRO 2700.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Silver 4116 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Silver 4116 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)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSocket AM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Silver 4116. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Silver 4116 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Silver 4116 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 PRO 2700 and Xeon Silver 4116. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Silver 4116.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2048

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 PRO 2700 9.88
+1.1%
Xeon Silver 4116 9.77

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 outperforms Xeon Silver 4116 by 1% 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 PRO 2700 15280
+1.1%
Xeon Silver 4116 15111

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 outperforms Xeon Silver 4116 by 1% 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 PRO 2700 1097
+44%
Xeon Silver 4116 762

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 outperforms Xeon Silver 4116 by 44% 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 PRO 2700 5151
+4.2%
Xeon Silver 4116 4942

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 outperforms Xeon Silver 4116 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.88 9.77
Recency 19 September 2018 11 July 2017
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 85 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Silver 4116.

Note that Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4116 is a server/workstation one.


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