Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 and AMD Opteron 3280 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1761 vs 1036
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5013 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1761 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	5013 vs 3723

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1761

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5013

3723

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1761	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	5013	3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1435	1450
Processor Number	E3-1235LV5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 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	2.00 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	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
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
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
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 P530
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	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
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)	25 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® 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)