Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3 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 E3-1286 v3

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2391 vs 2029

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2391 vs 2029

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

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 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14717 vs 7418

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14717 vs 7418

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2391

2029

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7418

14717

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2391	2029
PassMark - CPU mark	7418	14717
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 E3-1286 v3	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q2'14	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1025	1037
Processor Number	E3-1286V3
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		YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	16
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
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 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 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
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)	84 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
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™)