Intel Xeon E7-4807 vs AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4807 and AMD Opteron 3320 EE 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 E7-4807

AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4807

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6223 vs 2675

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6223 vs 2675

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3320 EE

3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 774 vs 721

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	774 vs 721

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4807
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3320 EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

721

774

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6223

2675

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4807	AMD Opteron 3320 EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	721	774
PassMark - CPU mark	6223	2675

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4807	AMD Opteron 3320 EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Delhi
Launch date	Q2'11	2012
Place in performance rating	2433	2516
Processor Number	E7-4807
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS3320SJW4KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	70°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum frequency		2.5 GHz
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 800 MHz)	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1400 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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™)