AMD Opteron X3216 vs Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X3216 and Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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).

AMD Opteron X3216

Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X3216

Around 76823% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 3.90 GHz

Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 3.90 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X3216
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3

Name	AMD Opteron X3216	Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	736
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	736
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	875
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	875
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2315
PassMark - Single thread mark		2173
PassMark - CPU mark		7141
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		919
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3419
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		90.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.528
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.201

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X3216	Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toronto	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'17	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	1992	1972
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E3-1241V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1600 MHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		80 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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)
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® 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