Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 vs AMD Opteron 3365

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and AMD Opteron 3365 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

AMD Opteron 3365

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

7 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 8
22 more threads: 30 vs 8
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 70.30°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1316 vs 1123
6.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25966 vs 4091

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 8
Number of threads	30 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 70.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1316 vs 1123
PassMark - CPU mark	25966 vs 4091

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3365

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3365

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1316

1123

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25966

4091

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2	AMD Opteron 3365
PassMark - Single thread mark	1316	1123
PassMark - CPU mark	25966	4091
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6931

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2	AMD Opteron 3365
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1185	1272
Processor Number	E7-8880V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS3365OLW8KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	70.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	15	8
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	30	8
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8
Package Size	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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)