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).

 

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 2172
PassMark - CPU mark 7144
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 2057 2045
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