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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2016
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Released
Q2/2018
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700
AMD Ryzen 7 2700

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 120 W. Released in Q1/2016.

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    406 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    14 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    517 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    214 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    550 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    210 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    50 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    270 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    62 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    242 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    163 place
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    395 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 25% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 20 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.54 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 120 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 2700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    281 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    189 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    311 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    200 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    312 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    204 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    592 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    436 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    55 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    132 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    66 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    145 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    103 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    366 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Ryzen 7 2700
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v4 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.40 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.30 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    120 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    35.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Broadwell E left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q2/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
213
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
403
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
3107
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
3448
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
138
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
164
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2004
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
1529
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3887
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
4400
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
50246
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
23660
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.68
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
1.97
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
24.68
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
16.8
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
19864
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
15081
AMD Ryzen 7 2700

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