Intel Xeon E7-4860 vs AMD Opteron 4284

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4860 and AMD Opteron 4284 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 E7-4860

AMD Opteron 4284

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4860

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22121 vs 8560

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22121 vs 8560

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4284

Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 69°C
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1369 vs 1071

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.67 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369 vs 1071

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4860
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4284

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1071

1369

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22121

8560

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4860	AMD Opteron 4284
PassMark - Single thread mark	1071	1369
PassMark - CPU mark	22121	8560

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4860	AMD Opteron 4284
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX
Launch date	Q2'11
Place in performance rating	1636	1685
Processor Number	E7-4860
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4284WLU8KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.26 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	8
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 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		2200 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	95 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)