AMD Opteron 2354 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2354 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 2354

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2354

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 76 °C vs 70°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	76 °C vs 70°C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 128 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2022 vs 899
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6549 vs 3242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs 9 April 2008
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 2 MB
Maximum memory size	256 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2022 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	6549 vs 3242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

2022

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3242

6549

Name	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	2022
PassMark - CPU mark	3242	6549
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		86.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.351
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.181

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelona	Ivy Bridge EP
Family	Opteron
Launch date	9 April 2008	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$455	$315
Place in performance rating	2316	2281
Processor Number	2354	E5-1620V2
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$329
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.46
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	70°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	463 million	1400 million
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum frequency		3.90 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	Fr2(1207)	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
PowerNow
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
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)