Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/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 E3-1220 v5

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 128.551 vs 49.829

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	128.551 vs 49.829

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2139 vs 2072
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15579 vs 5828
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 915 vs 878
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6070 vs 2837

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139 vs 2072
PassMark - CPU mark	15579 vs 5828
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915 vs 878
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070 vs 2837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2072

2139

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5828

15579

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

915

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2837

6070

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

128.551

49.829

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2072	2139
PassMark - CPU mark	5828	15579
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878	915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2837	6070
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	128.551	49.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		23.612
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 E3-1220 v5	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q4'15	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1582	1624
Processor Number	E3-1220V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	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	3.00 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	16
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
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)	80 Watt	95 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® 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™)