AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 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 1700X

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 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
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2139 vs 2063
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15579 vs 6315
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 915 vs 860
Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6070 vs 3289

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs May 2012
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 - Single thread mark	2139 vs 2063
PassMark - CPU mark	15579 vs 6315
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915 vs 860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070 vs 3289

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 87 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	87 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2139

2063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15579

6315

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

915

860

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6070

3289

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139	2063
PassMark - CPU mark	15579	6315
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915	860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070	3289
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 E3-1290 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	May 2012
OPN Tray	YD17XBBAM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1624	1566
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$885
Price now		$885
Processor Number		E3-1290V2
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.70 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	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Transistor count	4800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.77 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	87 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
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
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® 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)