Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 and AMD Opteron 3280 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 1036
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8229 vs 3723
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2206 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark 8229 vs 3723

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 72 Watt
  • Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 996
  • Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 3972
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 72 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1866 vs 996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7007 vs 3972

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2206
1036
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8229
3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
996
1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3972
7007
Name Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark 2206 1036
PassMark - CPU mark 8229 3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 996 1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3972 7007

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 AMD Opteron 3280

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake
Launch date Q1'17
Place in performance rating 1408 1450
Processor Number E3-1230V6
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN PIB OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray OS3280OLW8KGU

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 2.4 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 8 8
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 8 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum core temperature 61.10°C
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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

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 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 72 Watt 65 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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)