AMD Opteron 3365 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3365 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 3365

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3365

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 150 Watt
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2048 vs 750
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6931 vs 6437

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2048 vs 750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6931 vs 6437

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 70.30°C
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
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1989 vs 1132
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20635 vs 4105

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 70.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989 vs 1132
PassMark - CPU mark	20635 vs 4105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3365
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1132

1989

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4105

20635

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2048

750

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6931

6437

Name	AMD Opteron 3365	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1132	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	4105	20635
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2048	750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6931	6437

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3365	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS3365OLW8KHK
Place in performance rating	1347	1311
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,605
Price now		$2,104.47
Processor Number		E5-2687WV2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.31
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		256 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)