AMD Opteron 3350 HE vs Intel Xeon E5-2643

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3350 HE and Intel Xeon E5-2643 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.

AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Intel Xeon E5-2643

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 69.10°C
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 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1598 vs 1263
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9748 vs 4009

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 69.10°C
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	1598 vs 1263
PassMark - CPU mark	9748 vs 4009

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3350 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1263

1598

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4009

9748

Name	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon E5-2643
PassMark - Single thread mark	1263	1598
PassMark - CPU mark	4009	9748
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		638
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2761

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon E5-2643
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	March 2012
OPN Tray	OS3350HOW4KHK
Place in performance rating	1806	1780
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$218
Price now		$2,664
Processor Number		E5-2643
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.93
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.30 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	69.10°C	73°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1200 million	1270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 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 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 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	130 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)