AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Xeon Gold 5215. Specifications

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Released
2017-03-02
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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Q2/2019
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Intel Xeon Gold 5215
Intel Xeon Gold 5215

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 1700X or Intel Xeon Gold 5215? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in 2017-03-02.

Intel Xeon Gold 5215 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 85 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    153 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 36% better clock speed

    3.4 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    262 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    167 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    383 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    180 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    361 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    194 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    520 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    286 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    65 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    45 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    132 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    106 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    102 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    241 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    10 left arrow 8
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    85 W left arrow 95 W

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 1000 Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 2.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 10
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.5 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 5215 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 48
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    95 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 85 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Xeon Gold 5215, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Codename
    Summit Ridge left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L1-Cache
    0.75 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 13.75 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD170XBCAEWOF left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD170XBCAEMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD170XBCM88AE left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2017-03-02 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    AMD Wraith Max left arrow -
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    Not Included left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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