Opteron 3280 vs Xeon E5-2680

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
5.92
+153%
Opteron 3280
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
2.34

Xeon E5-2680 outperforms Opteron 3280 by a whopping 153% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 and Opteron 3280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11101802
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.840.94
Market segmentServerWorkstation
SeriesXeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency4.313.41
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Zurich (2012)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)20 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Opteron 3280 has 12% better value for money than Xeon E5-2680.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 and Opteron 3280 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size435 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,270 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 and Opteron 3280 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Opteron 3280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 and Opteron 3280 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Opteron 3280 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Opteron 3280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Opteron 3280.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no 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 E5-2680 5.92
+153%
Opteron 3280 2.34

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.

Xeon E5-2680 9399
+152%
Opteron 3280 3723

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.

Xeon E5-2680 539
+30.2%
Opteron 3280 414

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.

Xeon E5-2680 3389
+78.6%
Opteron 3280 1898

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.92 2.34
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 has a 153% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Opteron 3280, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 3280 in performance tests.


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