Intel Xeon Gold 6146 vs AMD Opteron 3380

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and AMD Opteron 3380 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 6146

AMD Opteron 3380

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6146

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 70.30°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2340 vs 1054
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38208 vs 6384

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 70.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2340 vs 1054
PassMark - CPU mark	38208 vs 6384

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3380

2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6146
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3380

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2340

1054

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38208

6384

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6146	AMD Opteron 3380
PassMark - Single thread mark	2340	1054
PassMark - CPU mark	38208	6384
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	35971

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6146	AMD Opteron 3380
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Delhi
Launch date	Q3'17	n/d
Place in performance rating	21	1965
Processor Number	6146
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS3380OLW8KHK
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	70.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		1200 million
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)	165 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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
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™)