AMD Opteron 3380 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3380 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 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 E5-2650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3380

Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
4x 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

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 E5-2650

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 77.4°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 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1248 vs 1054
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12897 vs 6384

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	77.4°C vs 70.30°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1248 vs 1054
PassMark - CPU mark	12897 vs 6384

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3380
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

1248

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6384

12897

Name	AMD Opteron 3380	Intel Xeon E5-2650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	1248
PassMark - CPU mark	6384	12897
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3527

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3380	Intel Xeon E5-2650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	March 2012
OPN Tray	OS3380OLW8KHK
Place in performance rating	2050	2025
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$91
Price now		$130.43
Processor Number		E5-2650
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		22.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.00 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	20480 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	8
Number of threads	8	16
Transistor count	1200 million	2270 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)	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)