Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 vs AMD FX-8300

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 and AMD FX-8300 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

AMD FX-8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 76.4°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1915 vs 1488
6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33219 vs 5337

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	76.4°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1915 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark	33219 vs 5337

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8300

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 145 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 145 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
CPU 2: AMD FX-8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1915

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33219

5337

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3	AMD FX-8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1915	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	33219	5337
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2318
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		19.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3	AMD FX-8300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Vishera
Launch date	Q3'14	October 2012
Place in performance rating	935	2542
Processor Number	E5-2699V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Announced
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD8300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD8300WMW8KHK
Price now		$80.59
Value for money (0-100)		28.21
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	76.4°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	18	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	36	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Transistor count		1200 million
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		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	n / a
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)