AMD Opteron 3280 vs Intel Xeon E5-4617

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon E5-4617 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 E5-4617

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	8 vs 6
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4617

Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1640 vs 1036
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11387 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	11387 vs 3723

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3280
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4617

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

1640

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3723

11387

Name	AMD Opteron 3280	Intel Xeon E5-4617
PassMark - Single thread mark	1036	1640
PassMark - CPU mark	3723	11387
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3280	Intel Xeon E5-4617
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3280OLW8KGU
Place in performance rating	1450	1370
Series	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date		May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$90
Price now		$89.90
Processor Number		E5-4617
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		28.45
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)