Intel Xeon Silver 4108 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4108 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 Silver 4108

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4108

Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15974 vs 15579

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15974 vs 15579

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 77°C
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2139 vs 1689
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 915 vs 704
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6070 vs 4727

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 77°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139 vs 1689
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915 vs 704
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070 vs 4727

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4108
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1689

2139

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15974

15579

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

704

915

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4727

6070

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4108	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1689	2139
PassMark - CPU mark	15974	15579
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	704	915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4727	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 Silver 4108	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1569	1624
Processor Number	4108
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
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
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.8 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
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
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	2400 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 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	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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	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™)