Opteron 6380 vs Xeon E3-1585L v5

Place in performance ranking	1135	1297
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.54	1.53
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Abu Dhabi (2012)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	5 November 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$445	$1,150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1585L v5 has 66% better value for money than Opteron 6380.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Opteron 6380 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	no data	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	315 mm²
Maximum core temperature	.	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Opteron 6380 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	4
Socket	no data	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Opteron 6380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Opteron 6380 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Opteron 6380 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Opteron 6380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Opteron 6380.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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.

Xeon E3-1585L v5 5.23
+21.1%

Opteron 6380 4.32

Xeon E3-1585L v5 outperforms Opteron 6380 by 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E3-1585L v5 8083
+20.9%

Opteron 6380 6687

Xeon E3-1585L v5 outperforms Opteron 6380 by 21% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1585L v5 980
+136%

Opteron 6380 415

Xeon E3-1585L v5 outperforms Opteron 6380 by 136% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1585L v5 3676
+14.6%

Opteron 6380 3208

Xeon E3-1585L v5 outperforms Opteron 6380 by 15% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.23	4.32
Recency	31 May 2016	5 November 2012
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	115 Watt

Xeon E3-1585L v5 has a 21.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 155.6% lower power consumption.

Opteron 6380, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon E3-1585L v5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6380 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1585L v5 and Opteron 6380, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.