Xeon E5-2603 v3 vs Opteron 3365

Aggregate performance score

Opteron 3365
2013
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
2.59
+7%
Xeon E5-2603 v3
2014
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
2.42

Opteron 3365 outperforms Xeon E5-2603 v3 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 3365 and Xeon E5-2603 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17231765
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.762.68
Architecture codenameDelhi (2012−2013)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release dateJune 2013 (11 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 3365 and Xeon E5-2603 v3 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size315 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 3365 and Xeon E5-2603 v3 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketAM3+FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 3365 and Xeon E5-2603 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Opteron 3365 and Xeon E5-2603 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 3365 and Xeon E5-2603 v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 3365 and Xeon E5-2603 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 3365 and Xeon E5-2603 v3.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 3365 2.59
+7%
Xeon E5-2603 v3 2.42

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Opteron 3365 4105
+7.1%
Xeon E5-2603 v3 3834

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Opteron 3365 423
Xeon E5-2603 v3 527
+24.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Opteron 3365 1974
Xeon E5-2603 v3 2030
+2.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.59 2.42
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 6
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 85 Watt

Opteron 3365 has a 7% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2603 v3, on the other hand, has a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Opteron 3365 and Xeon E5-2603 v3.


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