Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 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).

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2123 vs 1935
Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 31.115 vs 18.545
5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 249.413 vs 43.086
Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.548 vs 0.893
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.707 vs 2.543
10.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 95.407 vs 9.469

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123 vs 1935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.115 vs 18.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	249.413 vs 43.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.548 vs 0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.707 vs 2.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	95.407 vs 9.469

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 66.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11450 vs 10398
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3665 vs 914
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 16580 vs 5178

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 66.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11450 vs 10398
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3665 vs 914
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16580 vs 5178

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2123

1935

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10398

11450

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

914

3665

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5178

16580

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

31.115

18.545

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

249.413

43.086

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.548

0.893

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.707

2.543

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

95.407

9.469

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123	1935
PassMark - CPU mark	10398	11450
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	914	3665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5178	16580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.115	18.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	249.413	43.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.548	0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.707	2.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	95.407	9.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q3'14	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1028	1182
Processor Number	E5-1650V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD160BBBM6IAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.7°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	12	12
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
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
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	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
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® 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
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™)