AMD Opteron 6284 SE vs Intel Xeon E5-2430

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6284 SE and Intel Xeon E5-2430 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Intel Xeon E5-2430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 9513

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10619 vs 9513

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430

Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1224 vs 857

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224 vs 857

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6284 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

857

1224

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10619

9513

Name	AMD Opteron 6284 SE	Intel Xeon E5-2430
PassMark - Single thread mark	857	1224
PassMark - CPU mark	10619	9513
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		497
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2918

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6284 SE	Intel Xeon E5-2430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	May 2012	May 2012
OPN Tray	OS6284YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2123	2138
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$119
Price now		$728.95
Processor Number		E5-2430
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	316 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	16	12
Transistor count	2400 million	1270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
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		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
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
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		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)