Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 vs AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 and AMD Opteron 3320 EE 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 56% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2021 vs 774
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6545 vs 2675

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021 vs 774
PassMark - CPU mark	6545 vs 2675

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3320 EE

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 10 month(s) later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	2012 vs September 2013
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3320 EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2021

774

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6545

2675

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2	AMD Opteron 3320 EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021	774
PassMark - CPU mark	6545	2675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	86.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.351
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.181

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2	AMD Opteron 3320 EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Delhi
Launch date	September 2013	2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$315
Place in performance rating	2281	2501
Price now	$329
Processor Number	E5-1620V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	8.46
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS3320SJW4KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	1400 million	1200 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
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Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1400 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	25 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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)