AMD Opteron 3350 HE vs Intel Xeon E5-2620

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3350 HE and Intel Xeon E5-2620 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Intel Xeon E5-2620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1263 vs 1128

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1263 vs 1128

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 77.4°C vs 69.10°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9720 vs 4009

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	77.4°C vs 69.10°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9720 vs 4009

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3350 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1263

1128

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4009

9720

Name	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon E5-2620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1263	1128
PassMark - CPU mark	4009	9720
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		26.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		139.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.286
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		35.214

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon E5-2620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	March 2012
OPN Tray	OS3350HOW4KHK
Place in performance rating	1814	1618
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$36
Price now		$34.65
Processor Number		E5-2620
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		67.37
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	315 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.10°C	77.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
Transistor count	1200 million	2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
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
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
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)