AMD Opteron 6366 HE vs Intel Xeon E3-1280

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6366 HE and Intel Xeon E3-1280 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6366 HE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 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 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10265 vs 5623
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 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
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 10265 vs 5623

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280

  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 73.6°C vs 65°C
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1806 vs 1167
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 73.6°C vs 65°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1806 vs 1167

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6366 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1167
1806
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10265
5623
Name AMD Opteron 6366 HE Intel Xeon E3-1280
PassMark - Single thread mark 1167 1806
PassMark - CPU mark 10265 5623
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2751

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6366 HE Intel Xeon E3-1280

Essentials

Architecture codename Abu Dhabi Sandy Bridge
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date November 2012 April 2011
OPN Tray OS6366VATGGHK
Place in performance rating 1794 1778
Price now $199.99 $368
Series AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Value for money (0-100) 11.05 6.78
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $450
Processor Number E3-1280
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.8 GHz 3.50 GHz
Die size 315 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 65°C 73.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 3.90 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 1800 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) 85 Watt 95 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
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)