Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Xeon E7-8870
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E7-8870 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 759 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon E7 | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.82 |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EX (2011) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
| Release date | 3 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,616 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7-8870 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 18 | 37 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 30 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 513 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,600 million | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7-8870 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1567,LGA1567 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8870 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G. 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 | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E7-8870 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 E7-8870 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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 E7-8870 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.113 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8870 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 April 2011 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 6 |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon E7-8870 has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8870 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon E7-8870 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E7-8870 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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