Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 vs AMD Opteron 4334

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 and AMD Opteron 4334 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

AMD Opteron 4334

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2060 vs 1208

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2060 vs 1208

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6099 vs 5788

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6099 vs 5788

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4334

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2060

1208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5788

6099

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5	AMD Opteron 4334
PassMark - Single thread mark	2060	1208
PassMark - CPU mark	5788	6099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	128.551

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5	AMD Opteron 4334
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Seoul
Launch date	Q4'15	n/d
Place in performance rating	1511	1793
Processor Number	E3-1220V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4334WLU6KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	6
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		67.70°C
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)