Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs AMD Opteron 4280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and AMD Opteron 4280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

AMD Opteron 4280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	45 MB vs 8 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4280

Around 78% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	8 MB vs 4.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4280

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	AMD Opteron 4280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6829
PassMark - Single thread mark		1141
PassMark - CPU mark		4504

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	AMD Opteron 4280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3	AMD Opteron
Launch date	Q4'14
Place in performance rating	1350	1924
Processor Number	E5-2696 v3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN Tray		OS4280WLU8KGU
Series		AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	1.125 MB	384 KB
L2 cache	4.5 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	45 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	18	8
Number of threads	36	8
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
Maximum frequency		2.2 GHz
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Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)