AMD Opteron 2354 vs Intel Xeon E3-1235

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 2354 and Intel Xeon E3-1235 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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 2354

Intel Xeon E3-1235

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 2354

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 76 °C vs 72.6°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
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB

Maximum core temperature	76 °C vs 72.6°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 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1235

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 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 65 nm
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1602 vs 899
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5079 vs 3242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2011 vs 9 April 2008
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1602 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	5079 vs 3242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 2354
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1235

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

1602

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3242

5079

Name	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon E3-1235
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	1602
PassMark - CPU mark	3242	5079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		703
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.62

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 2354	Intel Xeon E3-1235
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelona	Sandy Bridge
Family	Opteron
Launch date	9 April 2008	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$455	$287
Place in performance rating	2318	2354
Processor Number	2354	E3-1235
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$244
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.27
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	3.20 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	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	72.6°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	463 million	1160 million
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
Maximum frequency		3.60 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	Fr2(1207)	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
PowerNow
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
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)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.35 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 P3000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
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)