AMD Opteron 6238 vs Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6238 and Intel Xeon E3-1225 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

  • 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 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8206 vs 5307
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 8206 vs 5307

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2010 vs 1076
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2010 vs 1076

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1076
2010
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8206
5307
Name AMD Opteron 6238 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1076 2010
PassMark - CPU mark 8206 5307
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.617
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 76.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.994
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 987
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 987
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2348

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6238 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6238WKTCGGU
Place in performance rating 1947 1924
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) $384
Price now $458.34
Processor Number E3-1225V3
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.63

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 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 3.2 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
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 84 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

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 P4600

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)