Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6220

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 and AMD Opteron 6220 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 6220

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 71.70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1378 vs 1235

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 71.70°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378 vs 1235

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6220

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7951 vs 7557

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7951 vs 7557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

1235

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7557

7951

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	AMD Opteron 6220
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	1235
PassMark - CPU mark	7557	7951

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	AMD Opteron 6220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1696	1829
Processor Number	E5-4607V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6220WKT8GGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	12	8
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		16 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		2000 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	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	115 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)