Ryzen 7 7700 vs Xeon Platinum 8163

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 7 7700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	238
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	48.69
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	no data	31.75
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 7 7700 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	16
Base clock speed	no data	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	5.3 GHz
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	33 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	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	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 7 7700 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	Socket P	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	65W, (85W real world)

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 7 7700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 7 7700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 7 7700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 7 7700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 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 Platinum 8163 and Ryzen 7 7700.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	24

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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