AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

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
5,268

Rank #643

5,792
5,268

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 9% (Rank #325 vs #643)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,916

Rank #302

vs
5,449

Rank #593

5,916
5,449

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 7.9% (Rank #302 vs #593)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,605

Rank #352

vs
4,996

Rank #646

5,605
4,996

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 10.9% (Rank #352 vs #646)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,980

Rank #398

vs
4,691

Rank #697

4,980
4,691

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 5.8% (Rank #398 vs #697)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,291

Rank #279

vs
4,691

Rank #695

5,291
4,691

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 11.3% (Rank #279 vs #695)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,890

Rank #476

vs
4,724

Rank #696

4,890
4,724

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 3.4% (Rank #476 vs #696)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon E3-1231 v3 Diff
Cores
8
4
+50%
Threads
16
8
+50%
Base Frequency
3,700 MHz
3,400 MHz
+8.1%
Clock Multiplier
37x
34x
+8.1%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
4 MiB
0 MiB
+93.9%
L3 Cache
16 MiB
8 MiB
+52.3%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
44 GB/s
26 GB/s
+41.4%
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
80 W
23.8% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
22 nm
45.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon E3-1231 v3
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 2000 --
Model Number 2700X E3-1231V3
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Pinnacle Haswell-WS
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket FCLGA1150
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA12C
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Market Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Release Price $329.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 7 2700X
AMD
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Intel

Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
Ryzen
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Series

Ryzen 7 2700X
2000
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Model Number

Ryzen 7 2700X
2700X
Xeon E3-1231 v3
E3-1231V3

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 7 2700X
Zen+
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Core Name

Ryzen 7 2700X
Pinnacle
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Haswell-WS

Core Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
23
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Core Model

Ryzen 7 2700X
8
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Socket

Ryzen 7 2700X
Socket
Xeon E3-1231 v3
FCLGA1150

Package

Ryzen 7 2700X
µOPGA-1331
Xeon E3-1231 v3
FC-LGA12C

Chipset

Ryzen 7 2700X
Promontory
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 7 2700X
DDR4-2933
Xeon E3-1231 v3
DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V

ECC Support

Ryzen 7 2700X
Yes
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 7 2700X
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 7 2700X
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Server/Workstation

Release Price

Ryzen 7 2700X
$329.00
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 7 2700X
No
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon E3-1231 v3
Process 12 nm 22 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 4.80 billion 1,400
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 7 2700X
12 nm
Xeon E3-1231 v3
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 7 2700X
213 mm²
Xeon E3-1231 v3
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 7 2700X
4.80 billion
Xeon E3-1231 v3
1,400

Manufacturer

Ryzen 7 2700X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 7 2700X
CMOS
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Word Size

Ryzen 7 2700X
64-bit
Xeon E3-1231 v3
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 7 2700X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon E3-1231 v3
GPU -- None
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 7 2700X
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
None

GPU Designer

Ryzen 7 2700X
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 7 2700X
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
1150 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon E3-1231 v3
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64