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).

 

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™)