AMD Opteron 3350 HE vs Intel Xeon E3-1230

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3350 HE and Intel Xeon E3-1230 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Intel Xeon E3-1230

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
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

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1660 vs 1263
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5110 vs 4009

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1660 vs 1263
PassMark - CPU mark	5110 vs 4009

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3350 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1263

1660

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4009

5110

Name	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1230
PassMark - Single thread mark	1263	1660
PassMark - CPU mark	4009	5110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2613
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5668

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3350 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1230
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	April 2011
OPN Tray	OS3350HOW4KHK
Place in performance rating	1806	1788
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$428
Price now		$215
Processor Number		E3-1230
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.75
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 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	69.10°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 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	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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 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)