Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 vs AMD Opteron 6348

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 and AMD Opteron 6348 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2050 vs 1344
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2050 vs 1344

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6348

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13470 vs 5795
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 13470 vs 5795

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6348

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2050
1344
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5795
13470
Name Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 AMD Opteron 6348
PassMark - Single thread mark 2050 1344
PassMark - CPU mark 5795 13470
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 911
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3173

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 AMD Opteron 6348

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake Abu Dhabi
Launch date Q1'17 November 2012
Place in performance rating 1558 1552
Processor Number E3-1225V6
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6348WKTCGHK

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 2.8 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 12
Number of threads 4 12
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V
Die size 315 mm
L1 cache 576 KB
L2 cache 12 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
Maximum core temperature 70.40°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

Device ID 0x591D
Graphics base frequency 350 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 P630

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 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

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) 73 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™)