Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 vs AMD Opteron 6278

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 and AMD Opteron 6278 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

AMD Opteron 6278

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.3 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
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2145 vs 1007

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2145 vs 1007

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
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
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13733 vs 7040

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
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	13733 vs 7040

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6278

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2145

1007

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7040

13733

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3	AMD Opteron 6278
PassMark - Single thread mark	2145	1007
PassMark - CPU mark	7040	13733
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	857
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3271
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3	AMD Opteron 6278
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Interlagos
Launch date	June 2013	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$300
Place in performance rating	1856	1857
Price now	$384.40
Processor Number	E3-1240 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.41
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6278WKTGGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 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	3.80 GHz	3.3 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		69°C
Unlocked
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)	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® 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™)