Intel Xeon W-2123 vs AMD Opteron 6348

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2123 and AMD Opteron 6348 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 6348

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2123

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2188 vs 1344

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2188 vs 1344

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6348

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 70.40°C vs 65
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13470 vs 8502

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C vs 65
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13470 vs 8502

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2123
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6348

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2188

1344

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8502

13470

Name	Intel Xeon W-2123	AMD Opteron 6348
PassMark - Single thread mark	2188	1344
PassMark - CPU mark	8502	13470
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	952
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4082

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2123	AMD Opteron 6348
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	Q3'17	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1342	1449
Processor Number	W-2123
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6348WKTCGHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65	70.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		12 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		2400 million
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	4
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	115 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
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™)