Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 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 E5-2670 v3

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1705 vs 1036
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22313 vs 3723
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7047 vs 7007

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1705 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	22313 vs 3723
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047 vs 7007

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 705

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866 vs 705

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1705

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22313

3723

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

705

1866

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7047

7007

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1705	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	22313	3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	705	1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047	7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1371	1450
Processor Number	E5-2670V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 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	2.30 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
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	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 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)