AMD Opteron 2354 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2354 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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 2354

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2354

Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 76 °C vs 65.8°C
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
3.9x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32.77 GB

Maximum core temperature	76 °C vs 65.8°C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1984 vs 899
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6195 vs 3242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs 9 April 2008
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	6195 vs 3242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

1984

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3242

6195

Name	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	1984
PassMark - CPU mark	3242	6195
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2984
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		78.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.824

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelona	Ivy Bridge
Family	Opteron
Launch date	9 April 2008	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$455	$360
Place in performance rating	2337	2275
Processor Number	2354	E3-1230V2
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$352.10
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		7.41
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	65.8°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	463 million	1400 million
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum frequency		3.70 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	Fr2(1207)	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	69 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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)