AMD Opteron 6328 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6328 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Opteron 6328

Intel Xeon E5-1650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6328

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 64.0°C
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9508 vs 8102
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.434 vs 5.872
Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.195 vs 6.722

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C vs 64.0°C
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9508 vs 8102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.434 vs 5.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.195 vs 6.722

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1734 vs 1442
Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 58.993 vs 33.578
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.698 vs 0.591
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.804 vs 2.157

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1734 vs 1442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	58.993 vs 33.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.698 vs 0.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.804 vs 2.157

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6328
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1442

1734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9508

8102

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

14.434

5.872

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

33.578

58.993

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.591

0.698

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.157

2.804

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.195

6.722

Name	AMD Opteron 6328	Intel Xeon E5-1650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1442	1734
PassMark - CPU mark	9508	8102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.434	5.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	33.578	58.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.591	0.698
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.157	2.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.195	6.722
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4316
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4806

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6328	Intel Xeon E5-1650
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6328WKT8GHK
Place in performance rating	2229	2167
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date		March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$175
Price now		$175
Processor Number		E5-1650
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		19.77
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C	64.0°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 QPI
Die size		435 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		256 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)