Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 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 E3-1275L v3

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2142 vs 2131
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15625 vs 6327
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 915 vs 905
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6070 vs 2853

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2142 vs 2131
PassMark - CPU mark	15625 vs 6327
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915 vs 905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070 vs 2853

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2131

2142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6327

15625

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

905

915

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2853

6070

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2131	2142
PassMark - CPU mark	6327	15625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	905	915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2853	6070
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		23.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.829
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 E3-1275L v3	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q2'14	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1552	1632
Processor Number	E3-1275LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Discontinued
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	2.70 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	16
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	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	10
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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™)