Intel Xeon Silver 4310 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4310 and AMD Ryzen 7 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 4310

• CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
• 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
• 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 13% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34393 vs 15661

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
• Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 82°C
• Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt
• Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2103 vs 1984

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4310
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1984 2103
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	34393 15661

Compare specifications (specs)