AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Xeon X5690

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
4,842

Rank #999

5,792
4,842

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 16.4% (Rank #325 vs #999)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,916

Rank #302

vs
4,808

Rank #1,070

5,916
4,808

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 18.7% (Rank #302 vs #1070)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,605

Rank #352

vs
4,892

Rank #735

5,605
4,892

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 12.7% (Rank #352 vs #735)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,980

Rank #398

vs
4,705

Rank #657

4,980
4,705

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 5.5% (Rank #398 vs #657)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,291

Rank #279

vs
4,741

Rank #617

5,291
4,741

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 10.4% (Rank #279 vs #617)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,890

Rank #476

vs
4,638

Rank #867

4,890
4,638

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 5.2% (Rank #476 vs #867)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon X5690 Diff
Cores
8
6
+25%
Threads
16
12
+25%
Base Frequency
3,700 MHz
3,460 MHz
+6.5%
Clock Multiplier
37x
--
L1 Cache
768 KB
--
L2 Cache
4 MiB
--
L3 Cache
16 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
3
-33.3%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+99.6%
Max Bandwidth
44 GB/s
32 GB/s
+26.8%
PCIe Lanes --
40
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
130 W
19.2% less
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
32 nm
62.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon X5690
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 2000 --
Model Number 2700X X5690
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Pinnacle --
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket FCLGA1366
Package µOPGA-1331 --
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- x4, x8, x16
Market Segment Desktop --
Release Price $329.00 --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Ryzen 7 2700X
AMD
Xeon X5690
Intel

Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
Ryzen
Xeon X5690
--

Series

Ryzen 7 2700X
2000
Xeon X5690
--

Model Number

Ryzen 7 2700X
2700X
Xeon X5690
X5690

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 7 2700X
Zen+
Xeon X5690
--

Core Name

Ryzen 7 2700X
Pinnacle
Xeon X5690
--

Core Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
23
Xeon X5690
--

Core Model

Ryzen 7 2700X
8
Xeon X5690
--

Socket

Ryzen 7 2700X
Socket
Xeon X5690
FCLGA1366

Package

Ryzen 7 2700X
µOPGA-1331
Xeon X5690
--

Chipset

Ryzen 7 2700X
Promontory
Xeon X5690
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 7 2700X
DDR4-2933
Xeon X5690
DDR3 800/1066/1333

ECC Support

Ryzen 7 2700X
Yes
Xeon X5690
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 7 2700X
--
Xeon X5690
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 7 2700X
--
Xeon X5690
x4, x8, x16

Market Segment

Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop
Xeon X5690
--

Release Price

Ryzen 7 2700X
$329.00
Xeon X5690
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 7 2700X
No
Xeon X5690
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon X5690
Process 12 nm 32 nm
Die Area 213 mm² --
Transistor Count 4.80 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 7 2700X
12 nm
Xeon X5690
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 7 2700X
213 mm²
Xeon X5690
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 7 2700X
4.80 billion
Xeon X5690
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 7 2700X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon X5690
--

Technology

Ryzen 7 2700X
CMOS
Xeon X5690
--

Word Size

Ryzen 7 2700X
64-bit
Xeon X5690
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 7 2700X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon X5690
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon X5690
GPU -- HD Graphics 2500
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 7 2700X
--
Xeon X5690
HD Graphics 2500

GPU Designer

Ryzen 7 2700X
--
Xeon X5690
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 7 2700X
--
Xeon X5690
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 7 2700X Xeon X5690
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
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64