AMD Opteron 3380 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3380 and Intel Xeon E5-2630 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 3380

Intel Xeon E5-2630

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3380

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 77.4°C vs 70.30°C
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1274 vs 1054
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10701 vs 6384

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	77.4°C vs 70.30°C
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1274 vs 1054
PassMark - CPU mark	10701 vs 6384

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3380
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

1274

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6384

10701

Name	AMD Opteron 3380	Intel Xeon E5-2630
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	1274
PassMark - CPU mark	6384	10701
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		525
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3067

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3380	Intel Xeon E5-2630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	March 2012
OPN Tray	OS3380OLW8KHK
Place in performance rating	1962	1989
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$74
Price now		$127.81
Processor Number		E5-2630
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		20.42
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	315 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C	77.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	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)	65 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)