Intel Xeon Gold 6262V vs AMD Opteron 4238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6262V and AMD Opteron 4238 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 Gold 6262V

AMD Opteron 4238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6262V

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
42 more threads: 48 vs 6
Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1486 vs 1313

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 6
Number of threads	48 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	33 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1486 vs 1313

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 135 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7236 vs 3155

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7236 vs 3155

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6262V
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4238

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1486

1313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3155

7236

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6262V	AMD Opteron 4238
PassMark - Single thread mark	1486	1313
PassMark - CPU mark	3155	7236

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6262V	AMD Opteron 4238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$3321
Place in performance rating	1603	1651
Processor Number	6262V
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4238WLU6KGU
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.3 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	6
Number of threads	48	6
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)