AMD Opteron 4280 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4280 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Opteron 4280

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4280

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
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

Number of cores	8 vs 4
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

Around 73% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.2 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 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2034 vs 1141
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6358 vs 4504

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2034 vs 1141
PassMark - CPU mark	6358 vs 4504

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4280
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1141

2034

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4504

6358

Name	AMD Opteron 4280	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1141	2034
PassMark - CPU mark	4504	6358
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		746
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2913
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4280	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS4280WLU8KGU
Place in performance rating	2008	1971
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)		$304
Price now		$539.95
Processor Number		E3-1240V2
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.98
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.40 GHz
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	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	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
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)