Ryzen 7 7700X vs Xeon E5-2673 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Ryzen 7 7700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	959	229
Place by popularity	not in top-100	97
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	43.59
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	6.57	20.41
Architecture codename	no data	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date	1 October 2013 (11 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Ryzen 7 7700X 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	3.3 GHz	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	5.4 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	70 mm2
Maximum core temperature	°C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.65-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Ryzen 7 7700X 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Ryzen 7 7700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Ryzen 7 7700X 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 E5-2673 v2 and Ryzen 7 7700X 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 E5-2673 v2 and Ryzen 7 7700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Ryzen 7 7700X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.64	22.65
Recency	1 October 2013	27 September 2022
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	105 Watt

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