AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X vs Intel Xeon E5507

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X and Intel Xeon E5507 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 E5507

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 68% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
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 45 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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2139 vs 1026
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15579 vs 4256
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6070 vs 5147

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs March 2010
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 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 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139 vs 1026
PassMark - CPU mark	15579 vs 4256
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070 vs 5147

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5507

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 99% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1822 vs 915

Specifications (specs)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1822 vs 915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5507

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2139

1026

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15579

4256

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

915

1822

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6070

5147

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X	Intel Xeon E5507
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139	1026
PassMark - CPU mark	15579	4256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915	1822
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070	5147
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 E5507
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Nehalem EP
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	29 June 2017	March 2010
OPN Tray	YD17XBBAM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1624	1555
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$457
Price now		$456.91
Processor Number		E5507
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.02
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.26 GHz
Die size	192 mm	263 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	4800 million	731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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)