AMD Opteron 3365 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3365 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Opteron 3365

Intel Xeon E5-2690

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
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 135 Watt
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2048 vs 670
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6931 vs 5108

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2048 vs 670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6931 vs 5108

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 72.0 °C vs 70.30°C
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 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1676 vs 1123
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16749 vs 4091

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.0 °C vs 70.30°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1676 vs 1123
PassMark - CPU mark	16749 vs 4091

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3365
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1123

1676

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4091

16749

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2048

670

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6931

5108

Name	AMD Opteron 3365	Intel Xeon E5-2690
PassMark - Single thread mark	1123	1676
PassMark - CPU mark	4091	16749
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2048	670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6931	5108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		253.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		42.625
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3365	Intel Xeon E5-2690
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS3365OLW8KHK
Place in performance rating	1271	1235
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date		March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$397
Price now		$159
Processor Number		E5-2690
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		25.42
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.90 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	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C	72.0 °C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
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
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
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)
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)