Intel Xeon D-1540 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1540 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 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).

Intel Xeon D-1540

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1540

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 80°C
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2027 vs 1617
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14693 vs 10025
Around 97% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3895 vs 1980
Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 19348 vs 11725

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 80°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2027 vs 1617
PassMark - CPU mark	14693 vs 10025
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895 vs 1980
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19348 vs 11725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1540
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1617

2027

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10025

14693

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1980

3895

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11725

19348

Name	Intel Xeon D-1540	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617	2027
PassMark - CPU mark	10025	14693
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1980	3895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11725	19348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-1540	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'15	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1006	1039
Processor Number	D-1540
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	x4 x8 x16
Scalability	1S Only
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)