AMD Opteron 6284 SE vs Intel Xeon E3-1270

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6284 SE and Intel Xeon E3-1270 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 6284 SE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 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 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 5350
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2012 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 10619 vs 5350

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 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
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1744 vs 857
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 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 1744 vs 857

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6284 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
857
1744
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10619
5350
Name AMD Opteron 6284 SE Intel Xeon E3-1270
PassMark - Single thread mark 857 1744
PassMark - CPU mark 10619 5350
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 738
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2830
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 79.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.622
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.794

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6284 SE Intel Xeon E3-1270

Essentials

Architecture codename Interlagos Sandy Bridge
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date May 2012 April 2011
OPN Tray OS6284YETGGGU
Place in performance rating 2123 2111
Series AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $369
Price now $317
Processor Number E3-1270
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 7.66

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 3.40 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 3.4 GHz 3.80 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)