Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 vs AMD Opteron 3365

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 and AMD Opteron 3365 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 E5-2683 v3

AMD Opteron 3365

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 82.5°C vs 70.30°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1619 vs 1123
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23848 vs 4091
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7687 vs 6931

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	82.5°C vs 70.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1619 vs 1123
PassMark - CPU mark	23848 vs 4091
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7687 vs 6931

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3365

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2048 vs 700

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2048 vs 700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3365

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

1123

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23848

4091

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

700

2048

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7687

6931

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3	AMD Opteron 3365
PassMark - Single thread mark	1619	1123
PassMark - CPU mark	23848	4091
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	700	2048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7687	6931

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3	AMD Opteron 3365
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1270	1272
Processor Number	E5-2683V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS3365OLW8KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	82.5°C	70.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	14	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	28	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 51mm
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)