Intel Xeon E7-4860 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4860 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 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 E7-4860

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4860

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20367 vs 15612

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	20367 vs 15612

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2131 vs 1092

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2131 vs 1092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4860
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

2131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20367

15612

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4860	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092	2131
PassMark - CPU mark	20367	15612
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6070
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		23.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.987

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4860	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Zen
Launch date	Q2'11	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1481	1548
Processor Number	E7-4860
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD17XBBAM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.26 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	16
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		4 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)	130 Watt	95 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™)