AMD Opteron 3320 EE vs Intel Xeon E3-1240

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3320 EE and Intel Xeon E3-1240 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 E3-1240

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3320 EE

CPU is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 69.1°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 80 Watt

Launch date	2012 vs April 2011
Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1723 vs 774
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5403 vs 2675

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1723 vs 774
PassMark - CPU mark	5403 vs 2675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3320 EE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

774

1723

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2675

5403

Name	AMD Opteron 3320 EE	Intel Xeon E3-1240
PassMark - Single thread mark	774	1723
PassMark - CPU mark	2675	5403
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 3320 EE	Intel Xeon E3-1240
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	2012	April 2011
OPN Tray	OS3320SJW4KHK
Place in performance rating	2516	2375
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$209
Price now		$244
Processor Number		E3-1240
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.61
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.9 GHz	3.30 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	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	3.70 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	80 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
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)