Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 vs AMD Opteron 6212

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 and AMD Opteron 6212 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 6212

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6212

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 66°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C vs 66°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 10 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6212

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	AMD Opteron 6212
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		962
PassMark - CPU mark		3973

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	AMD Opteron 6212
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	8 Sep 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$255
Place in performance rating	2231	2246
Processor Number	E5-1607V3
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6212WKT8GGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	10 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	71.70°C
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4	8
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	G34
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)