Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2 vs AMD Opteron 3380

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2 and AMD Opteron 3380 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2

  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1381 vs 1054
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12414 vs 6384
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1381 vs 1054
PassMark - CPU mark 12414 vs 6384

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3380

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 70.30°C vs 63°C
  • 5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature 70.30°C vs 63°C
L2 cache 8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3380

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1381
1054
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12414
6384
Name Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2 AMD Opteron 3380
PassMark - Single thread mark 1381 1054
PassMark - CPU mark 12414 6384
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2891

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2 AMD Opteron 3380

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Delhi
Launch date September 2013 n/d
Place in performance rating 2014 2051
Processor Number E5-2630LV2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS3380OLW8KHK

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.6 GHz
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 315 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 384 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 8 MB
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared) 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 63°C 70.30°C
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 12 8
Transistor count 1400 million 1200 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V
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Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 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 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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™)