AMD Opteron 6344 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6344 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 12x 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 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6069 vs 5334
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
L1 cache 576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6069 vs 5334

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245

  • Around 85% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 70.40°C
  • Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1717 vs 1231
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C vs 70.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1717 vs 1231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6344
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1231
1717
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6069
5334
Name AMD Opteron 6344 Intel Xeon E3-1245
PassMark - Single thread mark 1231 1717
PassMark - CPU mark 6069 5334
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 713
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2683

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6344 Intel Xeon E3-1245

Essentials

Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6344WKTCGHK
Place in performance rating 1866 1851
Series AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Architecture codename Sandy Bridge
Launch date April 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $350
Price now $260
Processor Number E3-1245
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 9.09

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz 3.30 GHz
L1 cache 576 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 12 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.40°C 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 12 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm
Transistor count 1160 million

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

Sockets supported G34 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.35 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 P3000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
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)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)