Ryzen 7 3700U vs Xeon E5-2640 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2640 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
4.96
+6.2%

Xeon E5-2640 v2 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700U by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 7 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12421302
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.24no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency4.7628.39
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$728no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die size160 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 7 3700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 7 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 10

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 7 3700U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4012

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.

Xeon E5-2640 v2 4.96
+6.2%
Ryzen 7 3700U 4.67

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.

Xeon E5-2640 v2 7590
+6.2%
Ryzen 7 3700U 7150

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.

Xeon E5-2640 v2 395
Ryzen 7 3700U 928
+135%

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.

Xeon E5-2640 v2 2377
Ryzen 7 3700U 2696
+13.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.96 4.67
Recency 1 September 2013 6 January 2019
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2640 v2 has a 6.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 7 3700U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Ryzen 7 3700U.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2640 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 3700U is a notebook one.


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