Intel Xeon Silver 4112 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4112 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 4112

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4112

Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 76°C
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2131 vs 1762
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15612 vs 12390
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 915 vs 765
Around 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6070 vs 3218

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 76°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2131 vs 1762
PassMark - CPU mark	15612 vs 12390
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	915 vs 765
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6070 vs 3218

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4112
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1762

2131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12390

15612

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

765

915

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3218

6070

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1762	2131
PassMark - CPU mark	12390	15612
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	765	915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3218	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 4112	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1568	1550
Processor Number	4112
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	2.60 GHz	3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	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™)