Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6276

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 and AMD Opteron 6276 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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, 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 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1875 vs 916
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2012 vs November 2011
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 69 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1875 vs 916

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6276

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • 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 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9168 vs 4678
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1688 vs 671
  • 3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8409 vs 2310
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9168 vs 4678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1688 vs 671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8409 vs 2310

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6276

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1875
916
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4678
9168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
671
1688
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2310
8409
Name Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 AMD Opteron 6276
PassMark - Single thread mark 1875 916
PassMark - CPU mark 4678 9168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 671 1688
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2310 8409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.75
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 39.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 18.974

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 AMD Opteron 6276

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Interlagos
Launch date May 2012 November 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $220 $119
Place in performance rating 1816 1829
Price now $329.11 $79.99
Processor Number E3-1220V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 5.99 33.18
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6276WKTGGGU

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.10 GHz 2.3 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm 316 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 768 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 16 MB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 16
Number of threads 4 16
Transistor count 1400 million 2400 million
Maximum core temperature 69°C
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Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32.77 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 4
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 69 Watt 115 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

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