Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 vs AMD Opteron 3260 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 and AMD Opteron 3260 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 E5-2603 v4

AMD Opteron 3260 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 900
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7992 vs 2283

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 900
PassMark - CPU mark	7992 vs 2283

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3260 HE

Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3260 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

900

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7992

2283

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4	AMD Opteron 3260 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	900
PassMark - CPU mark	7992	2283
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2370

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4	AMD Opteron 3260 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	2275	2354
Processor Number	E5-2603V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN PIB		OS3260HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray		OS3260HOW4MGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	61.10°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	6	4
VID voltage range	0
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum frequency		3.7 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
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)