Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 vs AMD Opteron 6238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 and AMD Opteron 6238 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

AMD Opteron 6238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 1076

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 1076

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8206 vs 7970

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8206 vs 7970

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6238

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

1076

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7970

8206

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5	AMD Opteron 6238
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	1076
PassMark - CPU mark	7970	8206
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	91.07
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.136

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5	AMD Opteron 6238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1999	2000
Processor Number	E3-1230V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6238WKTCGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	8	12
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		12 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.40°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		2000 MHz
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 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® 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)