Intel Xeon Gold 5217 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5217 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 Gold 5217

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5217

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 2029
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25455 vs 14717

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs 29 June 2017
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089 vs 2029
PassMark - CPU mark	25455 vs 14717

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 79°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt

Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 79°C
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 11 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5217
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

2029

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25455

14717

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	2029
PassMark - CPU mark	25455	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 Gold 5217	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	29 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1522
Place in performance rating	899	1037
Processor Number	5217
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	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
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Scalability	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
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™)