Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs AMD Opteron 6234

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 and AMD Opteron 6234 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E3-1231 v3

AMD Opteron 6234

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2150 vs 887

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2150 vs 887

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6234

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8644 vs 7053

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8644 vs 7053

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6234

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2150

887

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7053

8644

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3	AMD Opteron 6234
PassMark - Single thread mark	2150	887
PassMark - CPU mark	7053	8644
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	891
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3386
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2290
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.031
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.089

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3	AMD Opteron 6234
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	2144	2152
Processor Number	E3-1231V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6234WKTCGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	12
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	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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	115 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)