AMD Opteron 1389 vs Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Opteron 1389

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1389

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7999.6x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 32.77 GB

L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 32.77 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 49% lower typical power consumption: 77 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1930 vs 1102
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4746 vs 2079

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs 1 Jun 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	77 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1930 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	4746 vs 2079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

1930

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

4746

Name	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	1930
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	4746
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		749
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		11.153
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.454
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.15
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2509
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2509

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$269	$200
Place in performance rating	2143	2146
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$506.59
Processor Number		E3-1225V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.98
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum frequency		3.60 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	77 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P4000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)