Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 vs AMD Opteron 4238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 and AMD Opteron 4238 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.

Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

AMD Opteron 4238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1378 vs 1313
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7557 vs 7236

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378 vs 1313
PassMark - CPU mark	7557 vs 7236

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.60 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.60 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4238

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

1313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7557

7236

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	AMD Opteron 4238
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	1313
PassMark - CPU mark	7557	7236

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	AMD Opteron 4238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1667	1744
Processor Number	E5-4607V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4238WLU6KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	12	6
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2200 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)