AMD Opteron 3260 HE vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3260 HE and Intel Xeon E5-2420 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3260 HE
- Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
- 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz vs 2.40 GHz |
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2420
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1108 vs 900
- Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3065 vs 2283
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 12 vs 4 |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB |
L3 cache | 15360 KB (shared) vs 4 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1108 vs 900 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3065 vs 2283 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3260 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2420
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Opteron 3260 HE | Intel Xeon E5-2420 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 900 | 1108 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2283 | 3065 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 454 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2647 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 3260 HE | Intel Xeon E5-2420 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN PIB | OS3260HOW4MGUBOX | |
OPN Tray | OS3260HOW4MGU | |
Place in performance rating | 2355 | 2347 |
Series | AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge EN | |
Launch date | May 2012 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $390 | |
Price now | $390.02 | |
Processor Number | E5-2420 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 5.32 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 1.90 GHz |
L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 15360 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 61.10°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 6 |
Number of threads | 4 | 12 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 7.2 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 294 mm | |
Number of QPI Links | 1 | |
Transistor count | 1270 million | |
VID voltage range | 0.6V-1.35V | |
Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 800/1066/1333 |
ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 3 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM3+ | FCLGA1356 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 95 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Package Size | 45mm x 42.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 24 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |