Ryzen 7 7700 vs Xeon Silver 4309Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 7 7700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	582	210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.53	54.60
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Raphael (Zen4)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	14 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$339
Current price	$2679	$378 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 7700 has 736% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4309Y.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4309Y 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	5.3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4309Y 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 7 7700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 7 7700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 7 7700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 7 7700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	6 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

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 Silver 4309Y and Ryzen 7 7700.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	24

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.

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Xeon Silver 4309Y by 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.35	22.35
Recency	6 April 2021	14 January 2023
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

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