Intel Xeon E7-8837 vs AMD Opteron 4284

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8837 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8837

  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17958 vs 8560
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 17958 vs 8560

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4284

  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.80 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 1073
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 2.80 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 1073

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8837
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4284

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1073
1369
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17958
8560
Name Intel Xeon E7-8837 AMD Opteron 4284
PassMark - Single thread mark 1073 1369
PassMark - CPU mark 17958 8560

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8837 AMD Opteron 4284

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EX
Launch date Q2'11
Place in performance rating 1653 1654
Processor Number E7-8837
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 2.66 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 2.80 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 8 8
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 8 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
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Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory size 4 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 8
Package Size 49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported LGA1567 C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Scalability S8S

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)