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.

 

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 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1896 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 1896 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
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12278 vs 5784
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 5784

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1896
1131
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5784
12278
Name Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 AMD Opteron 6376
PassMark - Single thread mark 1896 1131
PassMark - CPU mark 5784 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 1649 1773
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™)