AMD Opteron 3350 HE vs Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3350 HE and Intel Xeon E5-2450L 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 3350 HE

Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 70 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1263 vs 1048

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1263 vs 1048

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450L

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11713 vs 4009

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11713 vs 4009

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3350 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1263

1048

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4009

11713

Name	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon E5-2450L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1263	1048
PassMark - CPU mark	4009	11713

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon E5-2450L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	May 2012
OPN Tray	OS3350HOW4KHK
Place in performance rating	1806	1784
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$72
Price now		$130
Processor Number		E5-2450L
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		18.72
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 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	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	16
Transistor count	1200 million	1270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 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)	45 Watt	70 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)