AMD Opteron 6281 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6281 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 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 6281

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6281

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 68% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1129 vs 1116

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129 vs 1116

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 3% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9019 vs 7279

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	8.25 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9019 vs 7279

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6281
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

1116

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7279

9019

Name	AMD Opteron 6281	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	1116
PassMark - CPU mark	7279	9019

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6281	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bulldozer	Cascade Lake
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6281YJTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1938	1892
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Value for money (0-100)	33.18
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)		$224
Processor Number		3204
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	1.90 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	1.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	16	6
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		77°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	6
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2133
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		95.37 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	85 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
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		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x16, x8, x4
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)