AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X vs Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Intel Xeon E5-2692 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 E5-2692 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 73% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2142 vs 1571
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15625 vs 12119

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs September 2013
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142 vs 1571
PassMark - CPU mark	15625 vs 12119

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 8
L3 cache	30720 KB (shared) vs 16 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2142

1571

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15625

12119

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X	Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142	1571
PassMark - CPU mark	15625	12119
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 E5-2692 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	1453
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 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	30720 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	4800 million	1400 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	2
Sockets supported	AM4	2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	100 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)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)