AMD Opteron 3380 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 3380 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 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.

AMD Opteron 3380

Intel Xeon E3-1220

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3380

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.30°C vs 69.1°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6384 vs 3847

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C vs 69.1°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6384 vs 3847

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220

Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1525 vs 1054

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1525 vs 1054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 3380
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

1525

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6384

3847

Name	AMD Opteron 3380	Intel Xeon E3-1220
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	1525
PassMark - CPU mark	6384	3847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2169

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 3380	Intel Xeon E3-1220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Delhi	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	April 2011
OPN Tray	OS3380OLW8KHK
Place in performance rating	2051	2039
Series	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$395
Price now		$190
Processor Number		E3-1220
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.42
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	315 mm	216 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.30°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
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)	65 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)