Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 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: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E5-2678 v3
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
- 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
- Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores | 12 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 24 vs 16 |
L3 cache | 30 MB vs 16 MB |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 vs 1 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 22 nm |
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 3 MB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 120 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Name | Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 | AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 7451 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2029 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 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 E5-2678 v3 | AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Haswell-EP | Zen |
Family | Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 | AMD Ryzen PRO Processors |
Place in performance rating | 921 | 1037 |
Processor Number | E5-2678 v3 | |
Vertical segment | Server | Desktop |
Launch date | 29 June 2017 | |
OPN Tray | YD170BBBM88AE | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Series | AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2500 MHz | 3 GHz |
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
L1 cache | 768 KB | 768 KB |
L2 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB |
L3 cache | 30 MB | 16 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 14 nm |
Number of cores | 12 | 8 |
Number of threads | 24 | 16 |
Die size | 192 mm | |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz | |
Transistor count | 4800 million | |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Supported memory frequency | 2667 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 1 |
Sockets supported | LGA2011-3 (R3) | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 65 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 x16 |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Secure Boot | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
AMD SenseMI | ||
Extended Frequency Range (XFR) | ||
TSM Encryption | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |