AMD Opteron 6212 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6212 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 6212

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6212

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 4
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

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 32 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2080 vs 1085
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6818 vs 4007

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2080 vs 1085
PassMark - CPU mark	6818 vs 4007

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6212
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1085

2080

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4007

6818

Name	AMD Opteron 6212	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1085	2080
PassMark - CPU mark	4007	6818
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 6212	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6212WKT8GGU
Place in performance rating	2094	2106
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$264
Price now		$261.66
Processor Number		E3-1230 v3
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.50
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 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
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)