Intel Xeon E3-1220 vs AMD Opteron 6168

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 and AMD Opteron 6168 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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

AMD Opteron 6168

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 79% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1539 vs 845

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2011 vs March 2010
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1539 vs 845

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6168

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
72x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15745 vs 3895

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
L1 cache	768 KB (shared) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6144 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15745 vs 3895

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6168

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1539

845

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3895

15745

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220	AMD Opteron 6168
PassMark - Single thread mark	1539	845
PassMark - CPU mark	3895	15745
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2169

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1220	AMD Opteron 6168
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Magny-Cours
Launch date	April 2011	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$395
Place in performance rating	2038	2039
Price now	$190
Processor Number	E3-1220
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.42
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	346 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB (shared)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6144 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	1800 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1155	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)