Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 and AMD Opteron 3280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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 E3-1240 v5

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2288 vs 1036
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8262 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2288 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	8262 vs 3723

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 83% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 1019
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 4008

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866 vs 1019
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007 vs 4008

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2288

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8262

3723

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1019

1866

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4008

7007

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2288	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	8262	3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1019	1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4008	7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1360	1450
Processor Number	E3-1240V5
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	3.50 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	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
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
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)	80 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)