Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs AMD Opteron 4332 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 and AMD Opteron 4332 HE 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

AMD Opteron 4332 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 6
38 more threads: 44 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	22 vs 6
Number of threads	44 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	1408 KB vs 288 KB
L3 cache	55 MB vs 8 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4332 HE

Around 9% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 150 Watt

L2 cache	6 MB vs 5.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4332 HE

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	AMD Opteron 4332 HE
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark		1285
PassMark - CPU mark		5614

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	AMD Opteron 4332 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell EP	Seoul
Family	Xeon E5	AMD Opteron
Launch date	20 June 2016	n/d
Place in performance rating	272	1847
Processor Number	E5-2696 v4
Series	E5-2000	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN Tray		OS4332OFU6KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
L1 cache	1408 KB	288 KB
L2 cache	5.5 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	55 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	22	6
Number of threads	44	6
Operating Temperature Range	-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count	7.2 billion	1200 million
Unlocked
Die size		315 mm
Maximum core temperature		68°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1536 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt
Sockets supported		C32
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
Number of USB ports	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 1x16
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)