AMD Opteron 3280 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon Silver 4116 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 Silver 4116

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 685
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 6192

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866 vs 685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007 vs 6192

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
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: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1680 vs 1036
6.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25330 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 8 MB
L3 cache	16896 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1680 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	25330 vs 3723

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3280
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4116

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

1680

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3723

25330

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1866

685

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7007

6192

Name	AMD Opteron 3280	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
PassMark - Single thread mark	1036	1680
PassMark - CPU mark	3723	25330
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866	685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007	6192

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3280	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3280OLW8KGU
Place in performance rating	1450	1405
Series	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch date		July 2017
Price now		$1,121.16
Processor Number		4116
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.01
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	16896 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	8	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)