AMD Opteron 1389 vs Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD Opteron 1389

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1389

8192x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 32 GB

Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 32 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2150 vs 1102
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7049 vs 2079

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2150 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	7049 vs 2079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

2150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

7049

Name	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	2150
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	7049
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		891
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3386
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2290
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		78.031
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.089

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Haswell
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	Q2'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$269
Place in performance rating	2143	2144
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E3-1231V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum frequency		3.80 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)