Core i9-7900X vs Xeon E5-2697A v4

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core i9-7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	479	486
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	7.82	8.30
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Core i9 (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Skylake-X (2018)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	26 June 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,891	$999
Current price	$705 (0.2x MSRP)	$540 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-7900X has 6% better value for money than Xeon E5-2697A v4.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core i9-7900X 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	32	20
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	40 MB	14 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core i9-7900X 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	Socket R4
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core i9-7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core i9-7900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core i9-7900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core i9-7900X. 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	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core i9-7900X.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	44

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.

Xeon E5-2697A v4 outperforms Core i9-7900X by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	13.61	13.48
Recency	20 June 2016	26 June 2017
Physical cores	16	10
Threads	32	20
Cost	$2891	$999
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	140 Watt

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