AMD Opteron 6344 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6344 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD Opteron 6344

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6344

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 70°C
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x 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 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9023 vs 6555

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 70°C
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 10240 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9023 vs 6555

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Around 95% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2021 vs 672

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021 vs 672

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6344
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

672

2021

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9023

6555

Name	AMD Opteron 6344	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	672	2021
PassMark - CPU mark	9023	6555
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		86.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.351
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.181

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6344	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6344WKTCGHK
Place in performance rating	2384	2282
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$315
Price now		$329
Processor Number		E5-1620V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.46
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 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
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key 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® TSX-NI
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)