AMD Opteron X3418 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Let's find out which one of AMD Opteron X3418 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Opteron X3418 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
• Family
  AMD Opteron Intel Xeon E5
• CPU group
  AMD Opteron X3000 Intel Xeon E5 v4
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  0 6
• Predecessor
  -- Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

In this block we are going to compare AMD Opteron X3418 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.80 GHz 2.20 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Opteron X3418 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Toronto) no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.80 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  6
• Shader
  384
• Max. displays
  3

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Opteron X3418 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  Decode No

To choose the best model between AMD Opteron X3418 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 4
• ECC
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Opteron X3418 or Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 135 W
• TDP up
  35 W --
• TDP down
  12 W --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Opteron X3418 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  FP4 LGA 2011-3
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 50.00 MB
• Architecture
  Toronto (Excavator) Broadwell E
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, AMD-Vt VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• Release date
  Q2/2015 Q1/2016
• Part Number
  OX3418AAY43KA --