AMD Opteron 4238 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4238 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD Opteron 4238

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

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 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7236 vs 6563

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 6563

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2164 vs 1313

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2164 vs 1313

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1313

2164

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7236

6563

Name	AMD Opteron 4238	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313	2164
PassMark - CPU mark	7236	6563
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		852
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.106

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4238	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4238WLU6KGU
Place in performance rating	1744	1718
Series	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Launch date		May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$645
Price now		$1,512.82
Processor Number		E3-1280V2
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		1.84
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.60 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	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.77 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	C32	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	69 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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® 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)