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.

AMD Opteron 3280

Intel Xeon X5698

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	1347
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)