Intel Xeon D-1726 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1726 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-1726

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1726

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2477 vs 2029
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15511 vs 14717

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	10 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2477 vs 2029
PassMark - CPU mark	15511 vs 14717

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 70 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 70 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1726
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2477

2029

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15511

14717

Name	Intel Xeon D-1726	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2477	2029
PassMark - CPU mark	15511	14717
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		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-1726	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q1'22	29 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$490
Place in performance rating	859	1037
Processor Number	D-1726
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
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	2.90 GHz	3 GHz
L2 cache	10 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	45mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA2227	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	24
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0 x16
Scalability	1S Only
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)