AMD Opteron X3216 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X3216 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X3216

  • Around 107043% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3000 MHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 14 more threads: 16 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32 GB
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 32 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X3216
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650

Name AMD Opteron X3216 Intel Xeon E5-2650
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 736
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 736
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 875
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2315
PassMark - Single thread mark 1246
PassMark - CPU mark 12908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3527

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron X3216 Intel Xeon E5-2650

Essentials

Architecture codename Toronto Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q2'17 March 2012
Place in performance rating 2057 2025
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $91
Price now $130.43
Processor Number E5-2650
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 22.91

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1600 MHz 2.00 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3000 MHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 2 8
Number of threads 2 16
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 435 mm
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 77.4°C
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Maximum memory size 32 GB 384 GB
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-1600 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 4
Processor graphics Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics API support

DirectX 12

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12-15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 40
Scalability 2S Only

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)

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