AMD Opteron 6281 vs Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6281 and Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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 6281

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7279 vs 5301
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7279 vs 5301

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 55% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2010 vs 1129
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 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2010 vs 1129

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6281
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1129
2010
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7279
5301
Name AMD Opteron 6281 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1129 2010
PassMark - CPU mark 7279 5301
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 6281 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Bulldozer Haswell
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6281YJTGGGU
Place in performance rating 1939 1924
Series AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Value for money (0-100) 33.18 4.63
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch date June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $384
Price now $458.34
Processor Number E3-1225V3
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 3.20 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
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 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
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 84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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

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)