AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC Embedded 3251 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC Embedded 3251

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC Embedded 3251

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	21 Feb 2018 vs 29 June 2017
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2029 vs 1881
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14717 vs 13912

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2029 vs 1881
PassMark - CPU mark	14717 vs 13912

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1881

2029

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13912

14717

Name	AMD EPYC Embedded 3251	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1881	2029
PassMark - CPU mark	13912	14717
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		19348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC Embedded 3251	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1187	1037
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3 GHz
Die size	192 mm	192 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	4800 million	4800 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt
Sockets supported		AM4
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4, x2
Total number of SATA ports	8
USB revision	3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption