AMD Opteron 3280 vs Intel Xeon E5-2407 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon E5-2407 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.

AMD Opteron 3280

Intel Xeon E5-2407 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 1847
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 6517

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866 vs 1847
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007 vs 6517

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2407 v2

Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1282 vs 1036
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6395 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1282 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	6395 vs 3723

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3280
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2407 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

1282

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3723

6395

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1866

1847

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7007

6517

Name	AMD Opteron 3280	Intel Xeon E5-2407 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1036	1282
PassMark - CPU mark	3723	6395
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866	1847
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007	6517

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3280	Intel Xeon E5-2407 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3280OLW8KGU
Place in performance rating	1450	1355
Series	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$476
Price now		$476.31
Processor Number		E5-2407V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.83
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
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
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
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
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)