AMD Opteron 1389 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 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).

AMD Opteron 1389

Intel Xeon E3-1270

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

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1746 vs 1102
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5352 vs 2079

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2011 vs 1 Jun 2009
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1746 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	5352 vs 2079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

1746

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

5352

Name	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon E3-1270
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	1746
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	5352
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		738
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2830
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		79.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.622
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.794

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon E3-1270
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$269	$369
Place in performance rating	2144	2110
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$317
Processor Number		E3-1270
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		7.66
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.40 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	32 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Maximum frequency		3.80 GHz
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		2.0
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® 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)