AMD Opteron 6284 SE vs Intel Xeon E5-4603

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6284 SE and Intel Xeon E5-4603 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 6284 SE

Intel Xeon E5-4603

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 70% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
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
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 6690

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 10240 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10619 vs 6690

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4603

Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 995 vs 857

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	995 vs 857

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6284 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4603

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

857

995

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10619

6690

Name	AMD Opteron 6284 SE	Intel Xeon E5-4603
PassMark - Single thread mark	857	995
PassMark - CPU mark	10619	6690

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6284 SE	Intel Xeon E5-4603
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	May 2012	May 2012
OPN Tray	OS6284YETGGGU
Place in performance rating	2123	2107
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$712
Price now		$1,890.99
Processor Number		E5-4603
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.00 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	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	16	8
Transistor count	2400 million	1270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	4
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm 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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)