AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Xeon 5160

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,792

Rank #325

vs
4,252

Rank #1,591

5,792
4,252

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 26.6% (Rank #325 vs #1591)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,916

Rank #302

vs
4,208

Rank #1,569

5,916
4,208

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 28.9% (Rank #302 vs #1569)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,605

Rank #352

vs
4,318

Rank #1,695

5,605
4,318

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 23% (Rank #352 vs #1695)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,980

Rank #398

vs
4,485

Rank #1,635

4,980
4,485

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 9.9% (Rank #398 vs #1635)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,291

Rank #279

vs
4,456

Rank #1,622

5,291
4,456

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 15.8% (Rank #279 vs #1622)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,890

Rank #476

vs
4,454

Rank #1,690

4,890
4,454

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 8.9% (Rank #476 vs #1690)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon 5160 Diff
Cores
8
2
+75%
Threads
16
2
+87.5%
Base Frequency
3,700 MHz
3,000 MHz
+18.9%
Clock Multiplier
37x
9x
+75.7%
L1 Cache
768 KB
--
L2 Cache
4 MiB
--
L3 Cache
16 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
64 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
44 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
80 W
23.8% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
65 nm
81.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon 5160
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 2000 --
Model Number 2700X --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Pinnacle Woodcrest
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket Socket 771
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA6
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR2
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $329.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 7 2700X
AMD
Xeon 5160
Intel

Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
Ryzen
Xeon 5160
--

Series

Ryzen 7 2700X
2000
Xeon 5160
--

Model Number

Ryzen 7 2700X
2700X
Xeon 5160
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 7 2700X
Zen+
Xeon 5160
--

Core Name

Ryzen 7 2700X
Pinnacle
Xeon 5160
Woodcrest

Core Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
23
Xeon 5160
--

Core Model

Ryzen 7 2700X
8
Xeon 5160
--

Socket

Ryzen 7 2700X
Socket
Xeon 5160
Socket 771

Package

Ryzen 7 2700X
µOPGA-1331
Xeon 5160
FC-LGA6

Chipset

Ryzen 7 2700X
Promontory
Xeon 5160
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 7 2700X
DDR4-2933
Xeon 5160
DDR2

ECC Support

Ryzen 7 2700X
Yes
Xeon 5160
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop
Xeon 5160
Server

Release Price

Ryzen 7 2700X
$329.00
Xeon 5160
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 7 2700X
No
Xeon 5160
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon 5160
Process 12 nm 65 nm
Die Area 213 mm² --
Transistor Count 4.80 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 7 2700X
12 nm
Xeon 5160
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 7 2700X
213 mm²
Xeon 5160
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 7 2700X
4.80 billion
Xeon 5160
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 7 2700X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon 5160
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 7 2700X
CMOS
Xeon 5160
--

Word Size

Ryzen 7 2700X
64-bit
Xeon 5160
--

ISA

Ryzen 7 2700X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon 5160
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon 5160
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64