Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 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 E5-2683 v4

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28237 vs 14600
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 28493 vs 19348
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 107.856 vs 45.73
Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.452 vs 1.033
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.106 vs 3.161
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 28.156 vs 12.042

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28237 vs 14600
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28493 vs 19348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	107.856 vs 45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.452 vs 1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.106 vs 3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	28.156 vs 12.042

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 84°C
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2021 vs 1752
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3895 vs 3194
Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 22.046 vs 14.382

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 84°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021 vs 1752
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895 vs 3194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.046 vs 14.382

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1752

2021

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28237

14600

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3194

3895

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

28493

19348

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

14.382

22.046

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

107.856

45.73

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.452

1.033

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.106

3.161

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

28.156

12.042

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1752	2021
PassMark - CPU mark	28237	14600
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3194	3895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28493	19348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.382	22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	107.856	45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.452	1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.106	3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	28.156	12.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'16	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	752	966
Processor Number	E5-2683V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 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	2.10 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	32	16
VID voltage range	0
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	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
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™)