Intel Xeon Silver 4214 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214 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 Silver 4214

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25464 vs 14717

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs 29 June 2017
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25464 vs 14717

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2029 vs 1791

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2029 vs 1791

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1791

2029

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25464

14717

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1791	2029
PassMark - CPU mark	25464	14717
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 4214	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	29 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$694-704
Place in performance rating	1042	1037
Processor Number	4214
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
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
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® 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® 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)
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™)