Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Xeon E7-4820

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4820 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	196
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	42.05
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E7	no data
Power efficiency	no data	19.86
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	5 April 2011 (13 years ago)	7 November 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,446	$479

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4820 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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	2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.27 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	5.86 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	513 mm2	70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2600 Million	8,315 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4820 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	LGA1567	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4820 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4820 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4820 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 E7-4820 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066	DDR5
Maximum memory size	2 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4820 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 April 2011	7 November 2024
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	120 Watt

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