AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2021 vs 1737
5.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3895 vs 699
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 19348 vs 5632

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs March 2012
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 67°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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021 vs 1737
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895 vs 699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19348 vs 5632

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17762 vs 14600
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 56.606 vs 22.046
5.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 269.627 vs 45.73
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.336 vs 1.033
4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 12.708 vs 3.161
6.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 78.498 vs 12.042

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 16 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17762 vs 14600
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.606 vs 22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	269.627 vs 45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.336 vs 1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.708 vs 3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	78.498 vs 12.042

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2021

1737

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14600

17762

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3895

699

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

19348

5632

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

22.046

56.606

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

45.73

269.627

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.033

2.336

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.161

12.708

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.042

78.498

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021	1737
PassMark - CPU mark	14600	17762
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895	699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19348	5632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.046	56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	45.73	269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.033	2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.161	12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.042	78.498
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	March 2012
OPN Tray	YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	966	727
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$815
Price now		$2,636.50
Processor Number		E5-2687W
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.10 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	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	4800 million	2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 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 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		256 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)