AMD Opteron 3280 vs Intel Xeon X5698
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3280 and Intel Xeon X5698 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280
- 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 16x 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
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3723 vs 3447
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 8 vs 2 |
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 130 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3723 vs 3447 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5698
- Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
- Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1922 vs 1036
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 4.4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz |
L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) vs 8 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1922 vs 1036 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3280
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5698
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Opteron 3280 | Intel Xeon X5698 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1036 | 1922 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3723 | 3447 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1866 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 7007 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 3280 | Intel Xeon X5698 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN PIB | OS3280OLW8KGUBOX | |
OPN Tray | OS3280OLW8KGU | |
Place in performance rating | 1449 | 1349 |
Series | AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Westmere EP | |
Launch date | February 2011 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 12288 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 61.10°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 2 |
Number of threads | 8 | |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Die size | 239 mm | |
Transistor count | 1170 million | |
Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM3+ | 1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 130 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) |