AMD Opteron 6328 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6328 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Opteron 6328

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6328

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x 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 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9508 vs 6828
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.434 vs 4.829
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.591 vs 0.585
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.195 vs 5.897

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9508 vs 6828
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.434 vs 4.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.591 vs 0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.195 vs 5.897

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2081 vs 1442
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 83.748 vs 33.578
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.375 vs 2.157

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2081 vs 1442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	83.748 vs 33.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.375 vs 2.157

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6328
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1442

2081

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9508

6828

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

14.434

4.829

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

33.578

83.748

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.591

0.585

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.157

2.375

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.195

5.897

Name	AMD Opteron 6328	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1442	2081
PassMark - CPU mark	9508	6828
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.434	4.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	33.578	83.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.591	0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.157	2.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.195	5.897
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3280
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3655

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6328	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6328WKT8GHK
Place in performance rating	2247	2110
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$264
Price now		$261.66
Processor Number		E3-1230 v3
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.50
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
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	80 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
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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)