AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 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
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15579 vs 7027
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 915 vs 878
  • Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6070 vs 3283
  • Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 23.612 vs 15.571
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.083 vs 0.882
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 June 2017 vs June 2013
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 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 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 15579 vs 7027
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 915 vs 878
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6070 vs 3283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 23.612 vs 15.571
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.083 vs 0.882

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 111.82 vs 49.829
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2148 vs 2139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 111.82 vs 49.829

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2139
2148
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
15579
7027
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
915
878
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6070
3283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
23.612
15.571
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
49.829
111.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.083
0.882
Name AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 2139 2148
PassMark - CPU mark 15579 7027
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 915 878
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6070 3283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 23.612 15.571
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 49.829 111.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.083 0.882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.987
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 561
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2870
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 561
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2870
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 645

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Haswell
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 29 June 2017 June 2013
OPN Tray YD17XBBAM88AE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1624 1601
Series AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment Desktop Server
Launch price (MSRP) $320
Price now $339.95
Processor Number E3-1245 v3
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 8.30

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.40 GHz
Die size 192 mm 160 mm
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Transistor count 4800 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key 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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics P4600

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3