AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7900

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 50% higher clock speed: 5.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 79°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4141 vs 2102
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48529 vs 43344

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	5.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 79°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4141 vs 2102
PassMark - CPU mark	48529 vs 43344

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 12
20 more threads: 44 vs 24

Number of cores	22 vs 12
Number of threads	44 vs 24
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7900
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4141

2102

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48529

43344

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 7900	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	4141	2102
PassMark - CPU mark	48529	43344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	97.64
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.051
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11047
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3462
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30449

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 4	Broadwell
Launch date	14 Jan 2023	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$429
OPN Tray	100-000000590
Place in performance rating	10	105
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Processor Number		E5-2699V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47 °C
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	79°C
Maximum frequency	5.4 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	22
Number of threads	24	44
Transistor count	13140 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	40
PCI Express revision	5.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)