Intel Xeon E7-4870 vs AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4870 and AMD Opteron 3350 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 E7-4870

AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4870

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11939 vs 4009

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11939 vs 4009

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 69.10°C vs 69°C
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1263 vs 1054

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.10°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1263 vs 1054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4870
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3350 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

1263

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11939

4009

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4870	AMD Opteron 3350 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	1263
PassMark - CPU mark	11939	4009

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4870	AMD Opteron 3350 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Delhi
Launch date	Q2'11	n/d
Place in performance rating	1865	1912
Processor Number	E7-4870
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS3350HOW4KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	69.10°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	4
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
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 1066 MHz)	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 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)	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
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™)