Intel Xeon Gold 5122 vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5122 and AMD Opteron 3280 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 Gold 5122

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5122

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2191 vs 1048
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16394 vs 3752

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2191 vs 1048
PassMark - CPU mark	16394 vs 3752

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 910
Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 3943

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866 vs 910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007 vs 3943

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5122
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2191

1048

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16394

3752

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

910

1866

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3943

7007

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5122	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2191	1048
PassMark - CPU mark	16394	3752
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	910	1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3943	7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5122	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1364	1450
Processor Number	5122
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN PIB		OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray		OS3280OLW8KGU
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)