Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 vs AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 and AMD Opteron 3350 HE 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 E5-2420 v2

AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1381 vs 1263
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11796 vs 4009

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 69.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1381 vs 1263
PassMark - CPU mark	11796 vs 4009

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 80 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3350 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1381

1263

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11796

4009

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2	AMD Opteron 3350 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1381	1263
PassMark - CPU mark	11796	4009
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	561
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3249

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2	AMD Opteron 3350 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Delhi
Launch date	September 2013	n/d
Launch price (MSRP)	$480
Place in performance rating	1944	1912
Price now	$579.95
Processor Number	E5-2420V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	4.38
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS3350HOW4KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 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	15360 KB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	69.10°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	1400 million	1200 million
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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™)