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).

AMD Opteron 6128 HE

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

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 6198

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 6198

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

6198

Name	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	883	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	6339	6198
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)