AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X vs Intel Xeon E5-1410

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Intel Xeon E5-1410 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 E5-1410

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
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
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 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2139 vs 1488
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15579 vs 4922

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs May 2012
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
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 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark	15579 vs 4922

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1410

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2139

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15579

4922

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X	Intel Xeon E5-1410
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	15579	4922
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 E5-1410
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge EN
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	1627	1646
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz
Die size	192 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	4800 million	1270 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)