Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking496not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency20.98no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-2670 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1628
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB3.5 MB
L3 cache32 MB35 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size74 mm2306.18 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,800 million4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-2670 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size128 GB1,536 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2440

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 September 2019 20 June 2016
Physical cores 8 14
Threads 16 28
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2670 v4, on the other hand, has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2670 v4 is a server/workstation one.


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