Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 vs AMD Opteron 6220

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 and AMD Opteron 6220 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, 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 E5-1650 v4

AMD Opteron 6220

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2382 vs 1235
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11451 vs 7951

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2382 vs 1235
PassMark - CPU mark	11451 vs 7951

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6220

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 69°C
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2382

1235

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11451

7951

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4	AMD Opteron 6220
PassMark - Single thread mark	2382	1235
PassMark - CPU mark	11451	7951
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	945
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	74.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	7.096

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4	AMD Opteron 6220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1781	1801
Processor Number	E5-1650V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6220WKT8GGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	12	8
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		16 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	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® 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)