Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like 3DMark, SuperPi, PCMark 10, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, PassMark, 7zip, Gears 5, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, Blender, RealBench, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, MATLAB.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Apex Legends
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
Cyberpunk 2077
DOOM: Eternal
Rainbow Six Siege
Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Watch Dogs Legion
Last Man Standing
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valorant
Overwatch
Grand Theft Auto V
Fallout 76
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 1700 or Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Xeon E5-2697R v4

55%

Ryzen 7 1700

54%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon E5-2697R v4 is 1% better than Ryzen 7 1700. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon E5-2697R v4

61%

Ryzen 7 1700

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.6	95.3
Valorant	123.4	108.3
Cyberpunk 2077	69.1	60.6
Apex Legends	116.0	101.8
Call of Duty Warzone	92.6	81.2
Overwatch	100.0	87.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.2	74.7
DOOM Eternal	61.7	54.1
Warzone	96.3	84.5
Assassin's Creed	103.7	91.0
Valheim	102.5	89.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Xeon E5-2697R v4

20%

Ryzen 7 1700

49%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 1700 is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2697R v4 as it consumes less power: 145W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	108	151
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3177	1403
Cinbench 20 Single-core	240	331
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7475	3189
Cinbench 23 Single-core	641	954
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18061	8065

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Single-Core	1916	1968
Multi-Core	18383	14629

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Single-Core	910	972
Multi-Core	20218	7152

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	March 02, 2017
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	AM4
Core name	Broadwell	Summit Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	4	1
Turbo Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	18	8
Threads	36	16
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4130 millions	3200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	145 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4
Max. Memory	15 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache		768KB
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	45 MB	16MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		YD1700BBM88AE YD1700BBAEBOX YD1700BBAEMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 1700 is 23% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2697R v4 has 10 more core than Ryzen 7 1700. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is better: 11
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 1700 specs and review.