Intel Xeon E7-4850 vs AMD Opteron 3260 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4850 and AMD Opteron 3260 HE 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 E7-4850

AMD Opteron 3260 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4850

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 61.10°C
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9571 vs 2283

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 61.10°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9571 vs 2283

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3260 HE

Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 900 vs 703

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	900 vs 703

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4850
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3260 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

703

900

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9571

2283

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4850	AMD Opteron 3260 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	703	900
PassMark - CPU mark	9571	2283

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4850	AMD Opteron 3260 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX
Launch date	Q2'11
Place in performance rating	2318	2354
Processor Number	E7-4850
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN PIB		OS3260HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray		OS3260HOW4MGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	4
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	45 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)