Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1733 vs 1036
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19263 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1733 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	19263 vs 3723

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 676
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 5750

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866 vs 676
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007 vs 5750

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1733

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19263

3723

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

676

1866

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5750

7007

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1733	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	19263	3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	676	1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5750	7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1472	1450
Processor Number	E5-2630V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 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	2.20 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	8
VID voltage range	0
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	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	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)