AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
Summary
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
145%
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
150%
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
140%
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 50% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 40% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 45% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | | Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| XFR | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| Intel VT-x | | | |
| Intel VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| EPT | | | |
| ECC | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | | Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | vs | Intel_IvyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Server |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Ivy Bridge-EP |
| Release Date | Mar 2018 | vs | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | | Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 | |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | vs | 16 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 2 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | | Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16384 KB (shared) | vs | 20480 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | | Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 2011 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | |
| Die Size | 192mm² | vs | 160mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | | Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4350 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 105 W | vs | 130 W |
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
4785 points
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
4120 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
39723 points
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
33619 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better