Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 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 E3-1205 v6

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2025 vs 1875
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14610 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2017 vs 28 Mar 2017
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2025 vs 1875
PassMark - CPU mark	14610 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1875

2025

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

14610

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1875	2025
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	14610
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 E3-1205 v6	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Zen
Launch date	28 Mar 2017	29 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	1239	967
Processor Number	E3-1205V6
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family	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	3.00 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	16
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		192 mm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD 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	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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™)