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AMD Opteron 6344 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

The Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz is newer than AMD Opteron 6344 also around 13% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 39% faster in single-thread testing. However, Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz uses around 20% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 1161 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Opteron 6344×Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz+ ADD
Price $125 - BUY $232.12 - BUY
Socket TypeNA2LGA2011-v3
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.2 GHzUp to 3.6 GHz
# of Physical Cores12 (in 6 physical modules)4 (Threads: 8)
CacheL1: 960KB, L2: 24.0MB, L3: 12MBL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 10MB
TDP115W140W
Yearly Running Cost$20.99$25.55
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2013Q3 2014
# of Samples11160
CPU Value48.630.1
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1231(-38.7%)2007(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)6069(-13.1%)6986(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Opteron 6344
6,069
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz
6,986
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Opteron 6344
48.6
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz
30.1
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Opteron 6344
1,231
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz
2,007
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Opteron 6344 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz
Max TDP115W140W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.230.28
Running cost per day$0.058$0.070
Power consumption per year (kWh)84.0102.2
Running cost per year$20.99$25.55
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.