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).

 

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: 2124 vs 2021
  • 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 2124 vs 2021
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 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14600 vs 10422
  • 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 14600 vs 10422
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
2124
2021
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10422
14600
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 2124 2021
PassMark - CPU mark 10422 14600
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 956 966
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™)