AMD Opteron 4334 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4334 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 4334

Intel Xeon E3-1245

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

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 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6099 vs 5351

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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6099 vs 5351

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 67.70°C
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1714 vs 1208

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 67.70°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1714 vs 1208

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4334
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

1714

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6099

5351

Name	AMD Opteron 4334	Intel Xeon E3-1245
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208	1714
PassMark - CPU mark	6099	5351
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		713
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2683

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 4334	Intel Xeon E3-1245
Essentials
Architecture codename	Seoul	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	n/d	April 2011
OPN Tray	OS4334WLU6KHK
Place in performance rating	1924	1852
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	3.1 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	67.70°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 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)	95 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)