Ryzen 7 8700F vs Xeon E-2488
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 8700F outperforms Xeon E-2488 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen 7 8700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 322 | 285 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 74.70 | 53.28 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 18.23 | 28.55 |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) | Phoenix (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) | 1 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $606 | $270 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E-2488 has 40% better value for money than Ryzen 7 8700F.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.6 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 16 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 257 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1700 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen 7 8700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen 7 8700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen 7 8700F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen 7 8700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen 7 8700F.
| PCIe version | 5 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.99 | 20.35 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 1 April 2024 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 7 8700F has a 7.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 46.2% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen 7 8700F.
Be aware that Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 8700F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen 7 8700F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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