Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6168

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 and AMD Opteron 6168 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

AMD Opteron 6168

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2034 vs 845

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs March 2010
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2034 vs 845

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6168

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
72x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15745 vs 6358

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
L1 cache	768 KB (shared) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6144 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15745 vs 6358

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6168

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2034

845

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6358

15745

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2	AMD Opteron 6168
PassMark - Single thread mark	2034	845
PassMark - CPU mark	6358	15745
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	746
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2913
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2	AMD Opteron 6168
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Magny-Cours
Launch date	May 2012	March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$304
Place in performance rating	1971	1957
Price now	$539.95
Processor Number	E3-1240V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.98
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 mm	346 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB (shared)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6144 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1400 million	1800 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)