Xeon Silver 4215R vs Ryzen 7 1700

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1700
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
9.32
Xeon Silver 4215R
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
9.45
+1.4%

Xeon Silver 4215R outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Silver 4215R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking822808
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.9417.57
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency13.576.88
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date22 February 2017 (7 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$794

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4215R has 346% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1700.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Silver 4215R basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3032
L1 cache768 KB512 KB
L2 cache4096 KB8 MB
L3 cache16384 KB11 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Silver 4215R compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Silver 4215R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
SenseMI+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Silver 4215R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Silver 4215R are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Silver 4215R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Silver 4215R.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanes2048

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 1700 9.32
Xeon Silver 4215R 9.45
+1.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 1700 14808
Xeon Silver 4215R 15004
+1.3%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 1700 1025
Xeon Silver 4215R 1308
+27.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 1700 5202
Xeon Silver 4215R 6964
+33.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.32 9.45
Recency 22 February 2017 24 February 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700 has 100% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4215R, on the other hand, has a 1.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Silver 4215R.

Note that Ryzen 7 1700 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4215R is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 1700 and Xeon Silver 4215R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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