Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2355 vs 2142
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 119.584 vs 49.829
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.973 vs 3.446
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 40.284 vs 12.987

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2355 vs 2142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	119.584 vs 49.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.973 vs 3.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	40.284 vs 12.987

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
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15625 vs 8090
Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 23.612 vs 15.699
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.083 vs 0.832

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15625 vs 8090
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	23.612 vs 15.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.083 vs 0.832

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2355

2142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8090

15625

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

15.699

23.612

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

119.584

49.829

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.832

1.083

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.973

3.446

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

40.284

12.987

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2355	2142
PassMark - CPU mark	8090	15625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.699	23.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	119.584	49.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.832	1.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.973	3.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	40.284	12.987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6070

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q2'15	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1492	1632
Processor Number	E3-1285LV4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 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	3.40 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 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	29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
eDRAM	128 MB
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	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)	65 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
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
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
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™)