Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 vs AMD Opteron 6376

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 and AMD Opteron 6376 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6

AMD Opteron 6376

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6

Around 75% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 72 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1830 vs 1131

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	72 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1830 vs 1131

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6376

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12278 vs 5494

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12278 vs 5494

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6376

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1830

1131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5494

12278

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6	AMD Opteron 6376
PassMark - Single thread mark	1830	1131
PassMark - CPU mark	5494	12278
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	871
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3046

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6	AMD Opteron 6376
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Abu Dhabi
Launch date	Q1'17	November 2012
Place in performance rating	1690	1774
Processor Number	E3-1220V6
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP)		$750
OPN Tray		OS6376WKTGGHK
Price now		$65
Value for money (0-100)		42.66
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of threads	4	16
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Transistor count		2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	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	4
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	72 Watt	115 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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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™)