AMD Opteron 2354 vs Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2354 and Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 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.

AMD Opteron 2354

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2354

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 76 °C vs 73°C

Maximum core temperature	76 °C vs 73°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

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 65 nm
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 899
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7992 vs 3242

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	7992 vs 3242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

1081

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3242

7992

Name	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	1081
PassMark - CPU mark	3242	7992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2370

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelona	Broadwell
Family	Opteron
Launch date	9 April 2008	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$455
Place in performance rating	2316	2276
Processor Number	2354	E5-2603V4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	73°C
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	6
Transistor count	463 million
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4 1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	Fr2(1207)	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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
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		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)