Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 vs AMD Opteron 6168

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

AMD Opteron 6168

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 89% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2010 vs 845

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs March 2010
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2010 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
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15745 vs 5307

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 5307

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6168

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2010

845

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5307

15745

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3	AMD Opteron 6168
PassMark - Single thread mark	2010	845
PassMark - CPU mark	5307	15745
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.617
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	76.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.994
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	987
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	987
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2348

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3	AMD Opteron 6168
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Magny-Cours
Launch date	June 2013	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$384
Place in performance rating	1924	1957
Price now	$458.34
Processor Number	E3-1225V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	4.63
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 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	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	1800 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics P4600
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	115 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)