AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6339 vs 6197
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
L1 cache 1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6339 vs 6197

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 65.8°C vs 55°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1989 vs 883
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2012 vs 29 Mar 2010
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 65.8°C vs 55°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 69 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1989 vs 883

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
883
1989
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6339
6197
Name AMD Opteron 6128 HE Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 883 1989
PassMark - CPU mark 6339 6197
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2984
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 1873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 78.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.824

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6128 HE Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Maranello Ivy Bridge
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date 29 Mar 2010 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $523 $360
OPN Tray OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating 2235 2261
Series AMD Opteron 6100 series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $352.10
Processor Number E3-1230V2
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 7.41

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 3.30 GHz
Die size 346 mm 160 mm
L1 cache 1 MB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 66 °C
Maximum core temperature 55°C 65.8°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 1808 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 42.7 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR2-1066, DDR3-1333, LV DDR3-1066 DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size 32.77 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported G34 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 69 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
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
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® TSX-NI
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)

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)