Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 vs AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 and AMD Opteron 3350 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69.10°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1917 vs 1263
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12040 vs 4009
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 69.10°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1917 vs 1263
PassMark - CPU mark 12040 vs 4009

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3350 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1917
1263
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12040
4009
Name Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 AMD Opteron 3350 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1917 1263
PassMark - CPU mark 12040 4009
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 748
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3176

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Delhi
Launch date September 2013 n/d
Launch price (MSRP) $1,090
Place in performance rating 1509 1812
Price now $709
Processor Number E5-2637V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.91
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS3350HOW4KHK

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 2.8 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 315 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 192 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 4 MB
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 69.10°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 8 4
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 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 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) 130 Watt 45 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™)