AMD Opteron 1389 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 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.

AMD Opteron 1389

Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1389

341.3x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 768 GB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1102 vs 1056

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102 vs 1056

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8046 vs 2079

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8046 vs 2079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

1056

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

8046

Name	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	1056
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	8046

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Skylake
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$269
Place in performance rating	2044	1888
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		3104
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	6
Maximum core temperature		78°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	DDR4-2133
Max memory channels		6
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)