AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 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, 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 6215
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 6215

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L 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 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2066 vs 883
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) 45 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2066 vs 883

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
883
2066
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6339
6215
Name AMD Opteron 6128 HE Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 883 2066
PassMark - CPU mark 6339 6215
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 877
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 76.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.406

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6128 HE Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Maranello Haswell
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date 29 Mar 2010 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $523 $710
OPN Tray OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating 2235 2182
Series AMD Opteron 6100 series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $709.95
Processor Number E3-1265Lv3
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.62

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.50 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 45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013B

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® 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

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 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

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

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)