AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X vs Intel Xeon E5-2637
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Intel Xeon E5-2637 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
- 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
- Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
- Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70.0°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
- 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 3.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2142 vs 1654
- 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15625 vs 5775
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 29 June 2017 vs March 2012 |
| Number of cores | 8 vs 2 |
| Number of threads | 16 vs 4 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz vs 3.50 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 70.0°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 5120 KB (shared) |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2142 vs 1654 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 15625 vs 5775 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637
- Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 vs 1 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X | Intel Xeon E5-2637 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2142 | 1654 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 15625 | 5775 |
| 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 E5-2637 | |
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Essentials |
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| 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 | 1632 | 1515 |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Server |
| Processor Number | E5-2637 | |
| Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.00 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 | 5120 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 70.0°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.50 GHz |
| Number of cores | 8 | 2 |
| Number of threads | 16 | 4 |
| Transistor count | 4800 million | 1270 million |
| Unlocked | ||
| Bus Speed | 8 GT/s QPI | |
| Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
| VID voltage range | 0.6V - 1.35V | |
Memory |
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| 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 | 384 GB | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA2011 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Package Size | 52.5mm x 45.0mm | |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 3.0 x16 | 3.0 |
| Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
| Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Secure Boot | ||
| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| 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 |
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| 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) | ||
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