AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 vs Intel Xeon W5580

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Intel Xeon W5580 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).

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Intel Xeon W5580

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
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 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2029 vs 1488
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14717 vs 6447
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3895 vs 2696
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 19348 vs 10011

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs March 2009
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2029 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark	14717 vs 6447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895 vs 2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19348 vs 10011

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5580

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2029

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14717

6447

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3895

2696

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

19348

10011

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Intel Xeon W5580
PassMark - Single thread mark	2029	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	14717	6447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895	2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19348	10011
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 Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Intel Xeon W5580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Nehalem EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	March 2009
OPN Tray	YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1037	968
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$102
Price now		$107.03
Processor Number		W5580
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		16.06
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	192 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Transistor count	4800 million	731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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)