AMD Opteron 3250 HE vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3250 HE and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3250 HE
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 69 Watt
L1 cache | 192 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 69 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
- Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
- 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1989 vs 1003
- 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6199 vs 2061
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 32 nm |
L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) vs 4 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1989 vs 1003 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6199 vs 2061 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3250 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Opteron 3250 HE | Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1003 | 1989 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2061 | 6199 |
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 3250 HE | Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN PIB | OS3250HOW4MGUBOX | |
OPN Tray | OS3250HOW4MGU | |
Place in performance rating | 2246 | 2262 |
Series | AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor | Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge | |
Launch date | May 2012 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $360 | |
Price now | $352.10 | |
Processor Number | E3-1230V2 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 7.41 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 8192 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.70 GHz |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
Die size | 160 mm | |
Maximum core temperature | 65.8°C | |
Number of cores | 4 | |
Number of threads | 8 | |
Transistor count | 1400 million | |
Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 1333/1600 |
ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32.77 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM3+ | FCLGA1155 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 69 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |