AMD Opteron 3280 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 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, 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 3280

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

3.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 660
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 6091

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866 vs 660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007 vs 6091

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1786 vs 1036
5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21242 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1786 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	21242 vs 3723

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3280
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

1786

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3723

21242

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1866

660

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7007

6091

Name	AMD Opteron 3280	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1036	1786
PassMark - CPU mark	3723	21242
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866	660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007	6091
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		14639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		18.09

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3280	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3280OLW8KGU
Place in performance rating	1450	1430
Series	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,260
Price now		$401.11
Processor Number		E5-2680V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.60
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	8	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)