Intel Xeon E5-2420 vs AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2420 and AMD Opteron 6282 SE 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

AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2420

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1108 vs 517

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs November 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1108 vs 517

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 3065

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7130 vs 3065

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2420
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6282 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1108

517

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3065

7130

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2420	AMD Opteron 6282 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1108	517
PassMark - CPU mark	3065	7130
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2647

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2420	AMD Opteron 6282 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Interlagos
Launch date	May 2012	November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$390	$1,090
Place in performance rating	2347	2680
Price now	$390.02	$129.99
Processor Number	E5-2420
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.32	20.65
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6282YETGGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	1270 million	2400 million
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V
Maximum core temperature		64.40°C
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
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™)