AMD Opteron 3320 EE vs Intel Xeon E5-2403

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3320 EE and Intel Xeon E5-2403 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Intel Xeon E5-2403

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3320 EE

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2675 vs 2346

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2012 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2675 vs 2346

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2403

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 789 vs 774

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	789 vs 774

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3320 EE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2403

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

774

789

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2675

2346

Name	AMD Opteron 3320 EE	Intel Xeon E5-2403
PassMark - Single thread mark	774	789
PassMark - CPU mark	2675	2346

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3320 EE	Intel Xeon E5-2403
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	2012	May 2012
OPN Tray	OS3320SJW4KHK
Place in performance rating	2409	2412
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
Price now		$364.97
Processor Number		E5-2403
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.84
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.9 GHz	1.80 GHz
Die size	315 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1200 million	1270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)