Ryzen 7 7730U vs Xeon E5 1680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7730U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	854	659
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.90	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	6.05	73.94
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Barcelo-U Refresh (2023)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7730U 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	3.4 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,400 million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7730U 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7730U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	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
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7730U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7730U 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 E5-1680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7730U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Ryzen 7 7730U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.95	11.72
Recency	20 June 2016	4 January 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt

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