AMD Opteron 4332 HE vs Intel Xeon E5-4620

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4332 HE and Intel Xeon E5-4620 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.

AMD Opteron 4332 HE

Intel Xeon E5-4620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4332 HE

Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
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
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1285 vs 974

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1285 vs 974

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11474 vs 5614

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 288 KB
L3 cache	16384 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11474 vs 5614

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4332 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1285

974

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5614

11474

Name	AMD Opteron 4332 HE	Intel Xeon E5-4620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1285	974
PassMark - CPU mark	5614	11474

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4332 HE	Intel Xeon E5-4620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	May 2012
OPN Tray	OS4332OFU6KHK
Place in performance rating	1729	1870
Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$400
Price now		$189
Processor Number		E5-4620
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		12.66
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	315 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	16384 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	6	16
Transistor count	1200 million	2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.6V-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	2	4
Sockets supported	C32	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		4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)