AMD Opteron 3260 HE vs Intel Xeon E3-1240

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3260 HE and Intel Xeon E3-1240 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 3260 HE

Intel Xeon E3-1240

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 78% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 80 Watt

L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 61.10°C
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
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1722 vs 900
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5399 vs 2283

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 61.10°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1722 vs 900
PassMark - CPU mark	5399 vs 2283

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3260 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

900

1722

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2283

5399

Name	AMD Opteron 3260 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1240
PassMark - Single thread mark	900	1722
PassMark - CPU mark	2283	5399
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		714
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2746
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		76.242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.798

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3260 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1240
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN PIB	OS3260HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray	OS3260HOW4MGU
Place in performance rating	2258	2294
Series	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$209
Price now		$244
Processor Number		E3-1240
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.61
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	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C	69.1°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		216 mm
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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)