AMD Opteron 6281 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6281 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 6281

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6281

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 113% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
32x 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 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1129 vs 777
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7279 vs 1407

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129 vs 777
PassMark - CPU mark	7279 vs 1407

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
10x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 130 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6281
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

777

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7279

1407

Name	AMD Opteron 6281	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	777
PassMark - CPU mark	7279	1407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3086

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6281	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bulldozer	Haswell
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6281YJTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1938	1879
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Value for money (0-100)	33.18
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		June 2013
Processor Number		E3-1220LV3
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	1.10 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	1.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	2
Number of threads	16	4
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	13 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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)