AMD Opteron 6234 vs Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6234 and Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Opteron 6234

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6234

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x 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 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 4746

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8644 vs 4746

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 49% lower typical power consumption: 77 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1930 vs 887

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	77 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1930 vs 887

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

1930

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8644

4746

Name	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	887	1930
PassMark - CPU mark	8644	4746
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		749
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		11.153
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.454
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.15
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2509
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2509

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6234WKTCGGU
Place in performance rating	2152	2146
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Launch date		May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$200
Price now		$506.59
Processor Number		E3-1225V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.98
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	12	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.77 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	77 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 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 P4000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® 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® 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)