AMD Opteron 6344 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6344 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6344

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
  • 4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1231 vs 777
  • 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6069 vs 1407
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 2 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
L1 cache 576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1231 vs 777
PassMark - CPU mark 6069 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
  • 8.8x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 115 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6344
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1231
777
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6069
1407
Name AMD Opteron 6344 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1231 777
PassMark - CPU mark 6069 1407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3086

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6344 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6344WKTCGHK
Place in performance rating 1866 1879
Series AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date June 2013
Processor Number E3-1220LV3
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz 1.10 GHz
L1 cache 576 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 12 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.40°C
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 1.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 2
Number of threads 12 4
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 1333/1600
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 13 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A

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)