Intel Xeon E-2124G vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2124G and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 E-2124G

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2124G

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2666 vs 2029

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2018 vs 29 June 2017
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2666 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
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14717 vs 7304

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 7304

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2666

2029

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7304

14717

Name	Intel Xeon E-2124G	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2666	2029
PassMark - CPU mark	7304	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-2124G	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen
Launch date	May 2018	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	898	1037
Processor Number	E-2124G
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	3.40 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	4.50 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
Unlocked
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
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E96
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	128 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
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™)