Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 vs AMD Opteron 1385

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 and AMD Opteron 1385 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

AMD Opteron 1385

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 67% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	8 Sep 2014 vs 1 Jun 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	10 MB vs 6 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1385

2x 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
341.3x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 768 GB
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt

L1 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 1385

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	AMD Opteron 1385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	91.366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	42.254
PassMark - Single thread mark		1035
PassMark - CPU mark		1898

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	AMD Opteron 1385
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	K10
Launch date	8 Sep 2014	1 Jun 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$255	$229
Place in performance rating	2227	2228
Processor Number	E5-1607V3
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	10 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4	4
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	256 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM2+, AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	115 Watt
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 AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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)