Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 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 E5-1620 v4

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2228 vs 1036
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7386 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2228 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	7386 vs 3723

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 862
Around 92% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 3659

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866 vs 862
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007 vs 3659

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2228

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7386

3723

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

862

1866

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3659

7007

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2228	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	7386	3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	862	1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3659	7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1465	1450
Processor Number	E5-1620V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	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	3.50 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	65 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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)