AMD Opteron 3260 HE vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3260 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).

AMD Opteron 3260 HE

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3260 HE

4x 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

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

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 65.8°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1989 vs 900
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6199 vs 2283

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	65.8°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989 vs 900
PassMark - CPU mark	6199 vs 2283

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3260 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

900

1989

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2283

6199

Name	AMD Opteron 3260 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	900	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	2283	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 3260 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3260HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3260HOW4MGU
Place in performance rating	2354	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
Base frequency	2.7 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 core temperature	61.10°C	65.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
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
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
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)
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)