AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Intel Xeon E3-1220L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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 1700X

Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 77.5°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2139 vs 1604
6.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15579 vs 2295

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs April 2011
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 77.5°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139 vs 1604
PassMark - CPU mark	15579 vs 2295

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L

4.8x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2139

1604

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15579

2295

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X	Intel Xeon E3-1220L
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139	1604
PassMark - CPU mark	15579	2295
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	23.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	49.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.987

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X	Intel Xeon E3-1220L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	April 2011
OPN Tray	YD17XBBAM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1624	1627
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Processor Number		E3-1220L
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	192 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	77.5°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	4800 million	504 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	20 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
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)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support