Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs AMD Opteron 4238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 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: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

AMD Opteron 4238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 288 KB
L3 cache	25 MB vs 8 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

L2 cache	6 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4238

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	AMD Opteron 4238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.57
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	123.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	11.267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8619
PassMark - Single thread mark		1313
PassMark - CPU mark		7236

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2	AMD Opteron 4238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	10 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1723
Place in performance rating	1742	1744
Processor Number	E5-1680V2
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4238WLU6KGU
Series		AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	512 KB	288 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Operating Temperature Range	5°C - 85°C
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
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Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2200 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)