Intel Xeon E7450 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7450 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. 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 E7450

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7450

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9849 vs 9099

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9849 vs 9099

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 68°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
1398101.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 90 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2129 vs 1016

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 90 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2129 vs 1016

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7450
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1016

2129

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9849

9099

Name	Intel Xeon E7450	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1016	2129
PassMark - CPU mark	9849	9099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		942
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.777

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7450	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Zen
Launch date	Q3'08	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1959	2023
Processor Number	E7450
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz
Die size	503 mm2	192 mm
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	95°C
Number of cores	6	4
Transistor count	1900 million	4800 million
VID voltage range	0.900V-1.450V
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum frequency		3.7 GHz
Number of threads		8
Unlocked
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16