AMD Opteron 3320 EE vs Intel Xeon E3-1235

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3320 EE 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 3320 EE

Intel Xeon E3-1235

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3320 EE

CPU is newer: launch date 14 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	2012 vs April 2011
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1235

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 70°C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1602 vs 774
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5079 vs 2675

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 70°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1602 vs 774
PassMark - CPU mark	5079 vs 2675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3320 EE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1235

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

774

1602

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2675

5079

Name	AMD Opteron 3320 EE	Intel Xeon E3-1235
PassMark - Single thread mark	774	1602
PassMark - CPU mark	2675	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 3320 EE	Intel Xeon E3-1235
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	2012	April 2011
OPN Tray	OS3320SJW4KHK
Place in performance rating	2539	2370
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$287
Price now		$244
Processor Number		E3-1235
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.27
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.9 GHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	315 mm	216 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1200 million	1160 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1400 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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
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)