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).

 

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)