Intel Xeon E-2124 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2124 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2124

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2505 vs 2029
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2018 vs 29 June 2017
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2505 vs 2029

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • 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
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 71 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14717 vs 6939
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256K (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 71 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 14717 vs 6939

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2124
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2505
2029
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6939
14717
Name Intel Xeon E-2124 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark 2505 2029
PassMark - CPU mark 6939 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 E-2124 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Zen
Launch date May 2018 29 June 2017
Place in performance rating 980 1037
Processor Number E-2124
Series Intel® Xeon® E 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 3.30 GHz 3 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 126 mm 192 mm
L1 cache 64K (per core) 768 KB
L2 cache 256K (per core) 4 MB
L3 cache 8 MB (shared) 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 4 16
Transistor count 1400 million 4800 million
Maximum core temperature 95°C
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Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 71 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16
PCIe configurations 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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™)