Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 vs AMD Opteron 3380

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 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 E5-2640 v2

  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 70.30°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
  • 2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1191 vs 1054
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13492 vs 6384
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 75°C vs 70.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1191 vs 1054
PassMark - CPU mark 13492 vs 6384

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3380

  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
L2 cache 8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3380

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1191
1054
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13492
6384
Name Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 AMD Opteron 3380
PassMark - Single thread mark 1191 1054
PassMark - CPU mark 13492 6384
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3997

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 AMD Opteron 3380

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Delhi
Launch date September 2013 n/d
Launch price (MSRP) $728
Place in performance rating 2024 2051
Price now $96.34
Processor Number E5-2640V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 30.28
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS3380OLW8KHK

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 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 20480 KB (shared) 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C 70.30°C
Maximum frequency 2.50 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 16 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 51mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 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™)