AMD Opteron 4238 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4238 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, 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 4238

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • 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
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7236 vs 5193
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L1 cache 288 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7236 vs 5193

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 1313
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1955 vs 1313

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1313
1955
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7236
5193
Name AMD Opteron 4238 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1313 1955
PassMark - CPU mark 7236 5193
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2702

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 4238 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS4238WLU6KGU
Place in performance rating 1746 1682
Series AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $239
Price now $240.89
Processor Number E3-1220 v3
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 8.68

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 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 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 6 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm
Number of QPI Links 0
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2200 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported C32 FCLGA1150
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
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Graphics

Processor graphics None

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)