Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 vs AMD Opteron 6278

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 and AMD Opteron 6278 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 8.8x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 115 Watt
Launch date June 2013 vs May 2012
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278

  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 120% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1007 vs 777
  • 9.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13733 vs 1407
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1007 vs 777
PassMark - CPU mark 13733 vs 1407

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6278

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
777
1007
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1407
13733
Name Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 AMD Opteron 6278
PassMark - Single thread mark 777 1007
PassMark - CPU mark 1407 13733
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3086

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 AMD Opteron 6278

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Interlagos
Launch date June 2013 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1878 1857
Processor Number E3-1220LV3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6278WKTGGGU

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.10 GHz 2.4 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm 316 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 768 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 16 MB
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared) 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 1.50 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 16
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 4 16
Transistor count 1400 million 2400 million
Maximum core temperature 69°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 1333/1600 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz

Graphics

Processor graphics None

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 4
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13 Watt 115 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A

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™)