Intel Xeon Gold 6212U vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6212U 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 6212U

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27470 vs 14600

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs 29 June 2017
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	27470 vs 14600

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90°C
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 90°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021 vs 2013

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2013

2021

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27470

14600

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2013	2021
PassMark - CPU mark	27470	14600
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 6212U	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	2 April 2019	29 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2000
Place in performance rating	814	963
Processor Number	6212U
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	2.40 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	8
Number of threads	48	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 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	1S Only
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
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™)