Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 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 Platinum 8156

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2245 vs 2027
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16852 vs 14693

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245 vs 2027
PassMark - CPU mark	16852 vs 14693

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71°C
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 71°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2245

2027

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16852

14693

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245	2027
PassMark - CPU mark	16852	14693
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 Platinum 8156	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	954	1039
Processor Number	8156
Series	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	3.60 GHz	3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 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	S8S
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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™)