AMD Opteron 6212 vs Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6212 and Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, 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 E3-1265L 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 E3-1265L 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
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2063 vs 962
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6205 vs 3973

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063 vs 962
PassMark - CPU mark	6205 vs 3973

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6212
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

962

2063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3973

6205

Name	AMD Opteron 6212	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	962	2063
PassMark - CPU mark	3973	6205
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 6212	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6212WKT8GGU
Place in performance rating	2246	2187
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)		$710
Price now		$709.95
Processor Number		E3-1265Lv3
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.62
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.50 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	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
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)