Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 vs AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 and AMD Opteron 6386 SE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1619 vs 1297
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2013 vs November 2012
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 48 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1619 vs 1297

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6386 SE

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12761 vs 5258
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
L2 cache 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 12761 vs 5258

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6386 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1619
1297
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5258
12761
Name Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 AMD Opteron 6386 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1619 1297
PassMark - CPU mark 5258 12761

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 AMD Opteron 6386 SE

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Abu Dhabi
Launch date June 2013 November 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $289 $2,408
Place in performance rating 1529 1607
Price now $287.90 $149.99
Processor Number E3-1230Lv3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 7.40 21.11
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS6386YETGGHK

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz 2.8 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm 315 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 48 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 16 MB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 16
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 8 16
Transistor count 1400 million 2400 million
Maximum core temperature 64.40°C
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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
Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz

Graphics

Processor graphics None

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 4
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 140 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A

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
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

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™)