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).

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

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: 15612 vs 7021
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	15612 vs 7021
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
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2150 vs 2131
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	2150 vs 2131
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

2131

2150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15612

7021

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	2131	2150
PassMark - CPU mark	15612	7021
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	1550	1525
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