Intel Xeon D-2123IT vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2123IT and AMD Opteron 3280 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.

Intel Xeon D-2123IT

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2123IT

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1710 vs 1036
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6660 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1710 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	6660 vs 3723

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2123IT
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1710

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6660

3723

Name	Intel Xeon D-2123IT	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1710	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	6660	3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2123IT	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'18
Place in performance rating	1427	1449
Processor Number	D-2123IT
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN PIB		OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray		OS3280OLW8KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		61.10°C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA2518	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	>
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
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)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
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)