AMD Opteron 1385 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1385 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Opteron 1385

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1385

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
341.3x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 768 GB

L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 768 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1278 vs 1035
5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10788 vs 1898

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs 1 Jun 2009
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1278 vs 1035
PassMark - CPU mark	10788 vs 1898

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1385
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1035

1278

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1898

10788

Name	AMD Opteron 1385	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1035	1278
PassMark - CPU mark	1898	10788
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.092

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1385	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$417
Place in performance rating	2118	2069
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$42.59
Processor Number		E5-2620V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		60.17
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		71°C
Maximum frequency		2.60 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)