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
CPU 1
CPU 2
1036
1922
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3723
3447
Name AMD Opteron 3280 Intel Xeon X5698
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

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN PIB OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray OS3280OLW8KGU
Place in performance rating 1450 1349
Series AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Westmere EP
Launch date February 2011

Performance

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

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM3+ 1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)