Intel Xeon E7-4830 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4830 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 E7-4830

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4830

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19981 vs 11240

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19981 vs 11240

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3665 vs 1696
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 16580 vs 10382
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1884 vs 1012

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3665 vs 1696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16580 vs 10382
PassMark - Single thread mark	1884 vs 1012

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4830
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1696

3665

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

10382

16580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1012

1884

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19981

11240

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4830	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1696	3665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10382	16580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1012	1884
PassMark - CPU mark	19981	11240
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		43.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4830	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Zen
Launch date	Q2'11	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1114	1102
Processor Number	E7-4830
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Discontinued
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	2.13 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
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 size	2 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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™)