AMD Opteron 6220 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6220 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 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.

AMD Opteron 6220

Intel Xeon E3-1280

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6220

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
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7951 vs 5615

Specifications (specs)
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)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7951 vs 5615

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 73.6°C vs 71.70°C
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1804 vs 1235

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	73.6°C vs 71.70°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1804 vs 1235

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6220
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1235

1804

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7951

5615

Name	AMD Opteron 6220	Intel Xeon E3-1280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235	1804
PassMark - CPU mark	7951	5615
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2751

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6220	Intel Xeon E3-1280
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6220WKT8GGU
Place in performance rating	1702	1688
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$450
Price now		$368
Processor Number		E3-1280
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.78
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.50 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	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C	73.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)