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.

 

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 1893
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)