Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 vs AMD Opteron 4334

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 and AMD Opteron 4334 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 E5-2660 v2

AMD Opteron 4334

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
14 more threads: 20 vs 6
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 67.70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1423 vs 1208
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18491 vs 6099

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 67.70°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 288 KB
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1423 vs 1208
PassMark - CPU mark	18491 vs 6099

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
2.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4334

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1423

1208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18491

6099

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2	AMD Opteron 4334
PassMark - Single thread mark	1423	1208
PassMark - CPU mark	18491	6099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5451

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2	AMD Opteron 4334
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Seoul
Launch date	September 2013	n/d
Launch price (MSRP)	$850
Place in performance rating	1570	1804
Price now	$275.51
Processor Number	E5-2660V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	14.39
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4334WLU6KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	288 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	67.70°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	10	6
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	6
Transistor count	1400 million	1200 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Unlocked
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	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 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™)