AMD Opteron 4238 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4238 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 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.

AMD Opteron 4238

Intel Xeon E3-1280

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
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 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7236 vs 5646

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
L1 cache	288 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7236 vs 5646

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 73.6°C vs 70.50°C
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1802 vs 1313

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	73.6°C vs 70.50°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1802 vs 1313

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1313

1802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7236

5646

Name	AMD Opteron 4238	Intel Xeon E3-1280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313	1802
PassMark - CPU mark	7236	5646
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2751

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4238	Intel Xeon E3-1280
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4238WLU6KGU
Place in performance rating	1772	1786
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)		$450
Price now		$368
Processor Number		E3-1280
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.78
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.50 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	73.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 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
Sockets supported	C32	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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)
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)