Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 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 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2123 vs 2029
Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 31.115 vs 22.046
5.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 249.413 vs 45.73
Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.548 vs 1.033
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.707 vs 3.161
7.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 95.407 vs 12.042

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123 vs 2029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.115 vs 22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	249.413 vs 45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.548 vs 1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.707 vs 3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	95.407 vs 12.042

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
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 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14717 vs 10413
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3895 vs 914
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 19348 vs 5178

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
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	14717 vs 10413
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895 vs 914
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19348 vs 5178

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2123

2029

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10413

14717

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

914

3895

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5178

19348

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

31.115

22.046

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

249.413

45.73

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.548

1.033

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.707

3.161

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

95.407

12.042

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2123	2029
PassMark - CPU mark	10413	14717
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	914	3895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5178	19348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.115	22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	249.413	45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.548	1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.707	3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	95.407	12.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q3'14	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1023	1037
Processor Number	E5-1650V3
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		YD170BBBM88AE
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 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	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	12	16
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		4 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™)