Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs AMD Opteron 4332 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 and AMD Opteron 4332 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

AMD Opteron 4332 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1971 vs 1285

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1971 vs 1285

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4332 HE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5614 vs 5213

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5614 vs 5213

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4332 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1971

1285

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5213

5614

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3	AMD Opteron 4332 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1971	1285
PassMark - CPU mark	5213	5614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2702

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3	AMD Opteron 4332 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Seoul
Launch date	June 2013	n/d
Launch price (MSRP)	$239
Place in performance rating	1590	1730
Price now	$240.89
Processor Number	E3-1220 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	8.68
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4332OFU6KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	288 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4	6
Transistor count	1400 million	1200 million
Maximum core temperature		68°C
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
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™)