Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
- 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
- Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
- Around 44% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 66.2°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
- Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
- Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2131 vs 2015
- 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15612 vs 6992
- Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 915 vs 831
- Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6070 vs 3526
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
| Number of threads | 16 vs 8 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 66.2°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 22 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 140 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2131 vs 2015 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 15612 vs 6992 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 915 vs 831 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6070 vs 3526 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
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| Name | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 | AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2015 | 2131 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 6992 | 15612 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 831 | 915 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3526 | 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 E5-1620 v3 | AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Haswell | Zen |
| Launch date | Q3'14 | 29 June 2017 |
| Place in performance rating | 1485 | 1550 |
| Processor Number | E5-1620V3 | |
| Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 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 |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 3.50 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus Speed | 0 GT/s QPI | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 66.2°C | 95°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.60 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
| Number of QPI Links | 0 | |
| Number of threads | 8 | 16 |
| VID voltage range | 0.65–1.30V | |
| Die size | 192 mm | |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | |
| Transistor count | 4800 million | |
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Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | |
| Supported memory types | DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133 | DDR4 |
| Supported memory frequency | 2667 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Package Size | 52.5mm x 45.0 mm | |
| Sockets supported | FCLGA2011-3 | AM4 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 140 Watt | 95 Watt |
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 x16 |
| PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
| Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
| Intel® OS Guard | ||
| Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
| Secure Boot | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | |
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
| Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® TSX-NI | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
| Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 46-bit | |
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
| AMD SenseMI | ||
| Extended Frequency Range (XFR) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
| TSM Encryption | ||
Virtualization |
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| 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™) | ||
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