AMD Opteron 3280 vs Intel Xeon L5520

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon L5520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 L5520

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1036 vs 969
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 6619

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1036 vs 969
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007 vs 6619

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5520

Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 61.10°C
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4561 vs 3723
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2032 vs 1866

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 61.10°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4561 vs 3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2032 vs 1866

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3280
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

969

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3723

4561

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1866

2032

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7007

6619

Name	AMD Opteron 3280	Intel Xeon L5520
PassMark - Single thread mark	1036	969
PassMark - CPU mark	3723	4561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866	2032
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007	6619

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3280	Intel Xeon L5520
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3280OLW8KGU
Place in performance rating	1449	1432
Series	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Nehalem EP
Launch date		March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$12.92
Processor Number		L5520
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		100.00
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.26 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.48 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		144 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)