AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 32 vs 28
Around 73% higher clock speed: 5.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 86°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4271 vs 1955
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62567 vs 28233

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 10 March 2016
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	32 vs 28
Maximum frequency	5.7 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 86°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 448 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 3.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 35 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4271 vs 1955
PassMark - CPU mark	62567 vs 28233

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 170 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4271

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62567

28233

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	4271	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	62567	28233
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	15686
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 4	Broadwell
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$1,745
OPN Tray	100-000000514
Place in performance rating	38	129
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Price now		$1,762.90
Processor Number		E5-2680V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
Base frequency	4.5 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	70 mm²	306 mm
L1 cache	1 MB	448 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47 °C
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	86°C
Maximum frequency	5.7 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of threads	32	28
Transistor count	13140 million	4700 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Front-side bus (FSB)		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)	170 Watt	120 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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)