Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 vs AMD Opteron 4238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 and AMD Opteron 4238 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2111 vs 1313
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2111 vs 1313

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7236 vs 5982
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 6 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7236 vs 5982

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4238

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2111
1313
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5982
7236
Name Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 AMD Opteron 4238
PassMark - Single thread mark 2111 1313
PassMark - CPU mark 5982 7236
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 896
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 123.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 40.448

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 AMD Opteron 4238

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake
Launch date Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1753 1744
Processor Number E3-1225V5
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS4238WLU6KGU

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 3.3 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of threads 4 6
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V
L1 cache 288 KB
L2 cache 6 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2200 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics P530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 95 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® 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)