Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

  • 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 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19463 vs 14677
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 April 2019 vs 29 June 2017
L2 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 19463 vs 14677

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • 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 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2036 vs 1802
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 11 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2036 vs 1802

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1802
2036
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19463
14677
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4208 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1802 2036
PassMark - CPU mark 19463 14677
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 Silver 4208 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Zen
Family Xeon Silver AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 2 April 2019 29 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $417
Place in performance rating 1043 963
Processor Number 4208
Series 4200 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Server Desktop
OPN Tray YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 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 case temperature (TCase) 78 °C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 16 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
Unlocked
Die size 192 mm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Transistor count 4800 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 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 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
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
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™)