AMD Opteron 3350 HE vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3350 HE and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 69 Watt

L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 69 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2170 vs 1263
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6558 vs 4009

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2170 vs 1263
PassMark - CPU mark	6558 vs 4009

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3350 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1263

2170

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4009

6558

Name	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1263	2170
PassMark - CPU mark	4009	6558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		852
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.106

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	May 2012
OPN Tray	OS3350HOW4KHK
Place in performance rating	1807	1625
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$645
Price now		$1,512.82
Processor Number		E3-1280V2
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		1.84
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.60 GHz
Die size	315 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1200 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.77 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	69 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)