Intel Xeon Silver 4209T vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4209T 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 Silver 4209T

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4209T

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 49% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1693 vs 1048
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11080 vs 3752

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	11 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1693 vs 1048
PassMark - CPU mark	11080 vs 3752

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 70 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 70 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1693

1048

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11080

3752

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1693	1048
PassMark - CPU mark	11080	3752
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$563
Place in performance rating	1361	1450
Processor Number	4209T
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN PIB		OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray		OS3280OLW8KGU
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.4 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	8
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
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	1
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)