AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 vs Intel Xeon X5667

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 and Intel Xeon X5667 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 X5667

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

CPU is newer: launch date 7 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 15% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 82.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 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
Around 33% 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 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2027 vs 1445
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14693 vs 8462
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3895 vs 2695
Around 94% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 19348 vs 9962

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs March 2010
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 82.9°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 12288 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2027 vs 1445
PassMark - CPU mark	14693 vs 8462
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895 vs 2695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19348 vs 9962

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5667

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5667

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2027

1445

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14693

8462

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3895

2695

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

19348

9962

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700	Intel Xeon X5667
PassMark - Single thread mark	2027	1445
PassMark - CPU mark	14693	8462
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895	2695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19348	9962
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 X5667
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Westmere EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	March 2010
OPN Tray	YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1039	967
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$70
Processor Number		X5667
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		19.87
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.06 GHz
Die size	192 mm	239 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	82.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Transistor count	4800 million	1170 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
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		288 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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)