Ryzen 5 7600X vs Xeon E7-8830

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 5 7600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated340
Place by popularitynot in top-10069
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E7AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data16.16
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date5 April 2011 (13 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,280no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.13 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.3 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache512 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB6 MB
L3 cache24 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size513 mm270 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistors2600 MillionCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1567,LGA1567AM5
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 5 7600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.25 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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 E7-8830 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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 E7-8830 and Ryzen 5 7600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size4 TB128 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 5 7600X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 April 2011 27 September 2022
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm

Xeon E7-8830 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 7600X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8830 and Ryzen 5 7600X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8830 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 7600X is a desktop one.


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