AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 Ryzen 7 1700

Intel Xeon E5-2640

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 73 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2000 vs 1344
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14800 vs 11646
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 848 vs 564
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 3363

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 March 2017 vs March 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 73 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2000 vs 1344
PassMark - CPU mark	14800 vs 11646
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	848 vs 564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768 vs 3363

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2000

1344

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14800

11646

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

848

564

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5768

3363

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	Intel Xeon E5-2640
PassMark - Single thread mark	2000	1344
PassMark - CPU mark	14800	11646
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	848	564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768	3363
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	50.967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	11.958

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	Intel Xeon E5-2640
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	2 March 2017	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$162
OPN PIB	YD1700BBAEBOX
OPN Tray	YD1700BBM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1715	1980
Price now	$209.43	$197.27
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Value for money (0-100)	19.33	14.20
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Processor Number		E5-2640
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.50 GHz
Die size	192 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	73 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Transistor count	4800 Million	2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Spire (LED)
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Scalability		2S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)