Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 and AMD Opteron 6272 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 4.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1739 vs 966
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1739 vs 966

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 5655
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9239 vs 5655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1739
966
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5655
9239
Name Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark 1739 966
PassMark - CPU mark 5655 9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6923

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 AMD Opteron 6272

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Interlagos
Launch date Q2'14 November 2011
Place in performance rating 1436 1603
Processor Number E3-1240LV3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP) $325
OPN Tray OS6272WKTGGGU
Price now $658.89
Value for money (0-100) 3.02

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.1 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 16
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 8 16
Die size 316 mm
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 16 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
Maximum core temperature 69°C
Transistor count 2400 million
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 2
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 115 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A

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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

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™)