Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 vs AMD Opteron 4280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 and AMD Opteron 4280 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 70.50°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8079 vs 4504
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 78°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 8079 vs 4504

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4280

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1141 vs 1054
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1141 vs 1054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4280

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1054
1141
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8079
4504
Name Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 AMD Opteron 4280
PassMark - Single thread mark 1054 1141
PassMark - CPU mark 8079 4504

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 AMD Opteron 4280

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake
Launch date Q3'17
Place in performance rating 1988 2008
Processor Number 3104
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS4280WLU8KGU

Performance

Base frequency 1.70 GHz 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 78°C 70.50°C
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 6 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 8 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz 2200 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)