AMD Opteron X3216 vs Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X3216 and Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3 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.

AMD Opteron X3216

Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X3216

Around 176371% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 1.70 GHz

Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 1.70 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
18 more threads: 20 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB

Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	20 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X3216
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3

Name	AMD Opteron X3216	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3
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		1027
PassMark - CPU mark		7229

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X3216	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toronto	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'17	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	2057	2058
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E5-4610V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1600 MHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz	1.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	10
Number of threads	2	20
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		77.6°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size	32 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600	DDR4
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 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		4
Package Size		52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		105 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		4S
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® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring