Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 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, 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 E5-2620 v3

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1697 vs 1036
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13284 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1697 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	13284 vs 3723

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 697
Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 3958

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866 vs 697
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007 vs 3958

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1697

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13284

3723

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

697

1866

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3958

7007

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1697	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	13284	3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	697	1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3958	7007
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	16.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	194.017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.526
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.846
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	47.998

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1401	1450
Processor Number	E5-2620V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 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	2.40 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	12	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
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	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	65 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)