AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X vs Intel Xeon E5-1660

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Intel Xeon E5-1660 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 E5-1660

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2139 vs 1802
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15579 vs 8407
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 915 vs 777
Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6070 vs 4774

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs March 2012
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 64°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 15360 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139 vs 1802
PassMark - CPU mark	15579 vs 8407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915 vs 777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070 vs 4774

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1660

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2139

1802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15579

8407

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

915

777

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6070

4774

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X	Intel Xeon E5-1660
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139	1802
PassMark - CPU mark	15579	8407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915	777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070	4774
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 E5-1660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	March 2012
OPN Tray	YD17XBBAM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1624	1602
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$290
Price now		$1,226.66
Processor Number		E5-1660
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.97
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.30 GHz
Die size	192 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	64°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Transistor count	4800 million	2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		0 QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		256 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)