Intel Xeon D-1581 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1581 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 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-1581

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1581

10.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

L1 cache	1 MB vs 96 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2131 vs 1482
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15612 vs 13282

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs Feb 2016
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2131 vs 1482
PassMark - CPU mark	15612 vs 13282

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1581
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1482

2131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13282

15612

Name	Intel Xeon D-1581	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1482	2131
PassMark - CPU mark	13282	15612
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)

	Intel Xeon D-1581	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Feb 2016	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1355	1550
Processor Number	D-1581
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD17XBBAM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size		192 mm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of cores		8
Number of threads		16
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, DDR3	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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® 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™)