AMD Opteron 6282 SE vs Intel Xeon W3565

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6282 SE and Intel Xeon W3565 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 3375
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2011 vs November 2009
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7130 vs 3375

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3565

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1505 vs 517
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1505 vs 517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6282 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3565

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
517
1505
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7130
3375
Name AMD Opteron 6282 SE Intel Xeon W3565
PassMark - Single thread mark 517 1505
PassMark - CPU mark 7130 3375
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 522
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2070
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 52.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.841

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6282 SE Intel Xeon W3565

Essentials

Architecture codename Interlagos Bloomfield
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date November 2011 November 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $1,090 $70
OPN Tray OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating 2680 2648
Price now $129.99 $69.95
Series AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Value for money (0-100) 20.65 25.02
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number W3565
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 3.20 GHz
Die size 316 mm 263 mm2
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 64.40°C
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 3.46 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of threads 16 8
Transistor count 2400 million 731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 1
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.225V

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 24 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Sockets supported G34 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42.5mm 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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)