AMD Opteron 4332 HE vs Intel Xeon E3-1245

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4332 HE and Intel Xeon E3-1245 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 4332 HE

Intel Xeon E3-1245

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4332 HE

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 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5614 vs 5334

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)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5614 vs 5334

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 68°C
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1717 vs 1285

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 68°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1717 vs 1285

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4332 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1285

1717

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5614

5334

Name	AMD Opteron 4332 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1245
PassMark - Single thread mark	1285	1717
PassMark - CPU mark	5614	5334
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		713
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2683

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4332 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1245
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	April 2011
OPN Tray	OS4332OFU6KHK
Place in performance rating	1826	1851
Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$350
Price now		$260
Processor Number		E3-1245
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.09
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.30 GHz
Die size	315 mm	216 mm
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	68°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	1200 million	1160 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	C32	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P3000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
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)