Intel Xeon W-2123 vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2123 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 W-2123

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2123

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 65 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: 2188 vs 1036
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8502 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	65 vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2188 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	8502 vs 3723

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 952
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 4082

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866 vs 952
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007 vs 4082

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2123
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2188

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8502

3723

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

952

1866

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4082

7007

Name	Intel Xeon W-2123	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2188	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	8502	3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	952	1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4082	7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2123	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1342	1374
Processor Number	W-2123
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN PIB		OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray		OS3280OLW8KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
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)