AMD Opteron 6282 SE vs Intel Xeon E3-1240

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6282 SE and Intel Xeon E3-1240 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • 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
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 5403
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2011 vs April 2011
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7130 vs 5403

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 64.40°C
  • Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1723 vs 517
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C vs 64.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1723 vs 517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6282 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
517
1723
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7130
5403
Name AMD Opteron 6282 SE Intel Xeon E3-1240
PassMark - Single thread mark 517 1723
PassMark - CPU mark 7130 5403
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 714
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2746
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 76.242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.798

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6282 SE Intel Xeon E3-1240

Essentials

Architecture codename Interlagos Sandy Bridge
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date November 2011 April 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $1,090 $209
OPN Tray OS6282YETGGGU
Place in performance rating 2680 2375
Price now $129.99 $244
Series AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Value for money (0-100) 20.65 9.61
Vertical segment Server Server
Processor Number E3-1240
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 3.30 GHz
Die size 316 mm 216 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 64.40°C 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of threads 16 8
Transistor count 2400 million 1160 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Sockets supported G34 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 2.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)