AMD Opteron 4226 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4226 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4226
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
- Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 69.1°C
- Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 6 vs 4 |
Maximum core temperature | 70.50°C vs 69.1°C |
L1 cache | 288 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 6 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220
- Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
- Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1525 vs 1157
- Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3847 vs 3400
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.40 GHz vs 3.1 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1525 vs 1157 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3847 vs 3400 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4226
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Opteron 4226 | Intel Xeon E3-1220 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1157 | 1525 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3400 | 3847 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 653 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2169 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 4226 | Intel Xeon E3-1220 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS4226WLU6KGU | |
Place in performance rating | 2031 | 2039 |
Series | AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor | Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge | |
Launch date | April 2011 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $395 | |
Price now | $190 | |
Processor Number | E3-1220 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 9.42 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 3.10 GHz |
L1 cache | 288 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 8192 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 70.50°C | 69.1°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.1 GHz | 3.40 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
Number of threads | 6 | 4 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
Die size | 216 mm | |
Transistor count | 1160 million | |
Memory |
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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 |
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Sockets supported | C32 | LGA1155 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 80 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Graphics |
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Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | |
PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |