AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X is a desktop processor with 8 cores, launched in September 2018. It is part of the Ryzen 7 lineup, using the Zen+ (Pinnacle Ridge) architecture with Socket AM4. Thanks to AMD Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) the core-count is effectively doubled, to 16 threads. Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X has 16MB of L3 cache and operates at 3.6 GHz by default, but can boost up to 4.1 GHz, depending on the workload. AMD is making the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X on a 12 nm production node using 4,800 million transistors. The silicon die of the chip is not fabricated at AMD, but at the foundry of GlobalFoundries. You may freely adjust the unlocked multiplier on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X, which simplifies overclocking greatly, as you can easily dial in any overclocking frequency. With a TDP of 95 W, the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X consumes a good deal of power, so decent cooling is needed. AMD's processor supports DDR4 memory with adual-channel interface. ECC memory is supported, too, which is an important capability for mission-critical systems, to avoid data corruption. This processor does not have integrated graphics, you will need a separate graphics card. Hardware virtualization is available on the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) can run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, AMD is including the newer AVX2 standard, too, but not AVX-512.