AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Intel Xeon E5-2637 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 E5-2637 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 76°C
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
Around 60% 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 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2142 vs 1923
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15625 vs 12075
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 915 vs 748
Around 91% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6070 vs 3176

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs September 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 76°C
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 10240 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142 vs 1923
PassMark - CPU mark	15625 vs 12075
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915 vs 748
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070 vs 3176

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2142

1923

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15625

12075

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

915

748

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6070

3176

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142	1923
PassMark - CPU mark	15625	12075
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915	748
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070	3176
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 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	September 2013
OPN Tray	YD17XBBAM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1632	1624
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,090
Price now		$709
Processor Number		E5-2637V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.50 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	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	76°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		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
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
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)