AMD Opteron 6234 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6234 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 6234

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6234

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
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 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 6811

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
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 6811

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3 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
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2079 vs 887

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079 vs 887

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

887

2079

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8644

6811

Name	AMD Opteron 6234	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	887	2079
PassMark - CPU mark	8644	6811
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 6234	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6234WKTCGGU
Place in performance rating	2062	2071
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	2.4 GHz	3.30 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	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	12	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)