AMD Opteron 6282 SE vs Intel Xeon 3.20

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6282 SE and Intel Xeon 3.20 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Intel Xeon 3.20

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 1 month(s) later
15 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 1
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
96x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
15.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 461

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2011 vs October 2003
Number of cores	16 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7130 vs 461

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 3.20

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 97 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 756 vs 517

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	97 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	756 vs 517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6282 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 3.20

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

517

756

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7130

461

Name	AMD Opteron 6282 SE	Intel Xeon 3.20
PassMark - Single thread mark	517	756
PassMark - CPU mark	7130	461

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6282 SE	Intel Xeon 3.20
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Gallatin
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2011	October 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,090
OPN Tray	OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2677	2639
Price now	$129.99
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)	20.65
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz
Die size	316 mm	237 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	16	1
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	2400 million	286 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	G34	604
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	97 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)