AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, 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 v3

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

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)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2079 vs 883
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6807 vs 6339

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs 29 Mar 2010
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079 vs 883
PassMark - CPU mark	6807 vs 6339

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

2079

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6339

6807

Name	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	883	2079
PassMark - CPU mark	6339	6807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3280
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		83.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.897

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Maranello	Haswell
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	29 Mar 2010	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$523	$264
OPN Tray	OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating	2144	2071
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$261.66
Processor Number		E3-1230 v3
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.50
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
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
Number of QPI Links		0
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 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)