Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 vs AMD Opteron 3365

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 and AMD Opteron 3365 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 E3-1240L v5

AMD Opteron 3365

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240L 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 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1909 vs 1132
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6511 vs 4105

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1909 vs 1132
PassMark - CPU mark	6511 vs 4105

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3365

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3365

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1909

1132

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6511

4105

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5	AMD Opteron 3365
PassMark - Single thread mark	1909	1132
PassMark - CPU mark	6511	4105
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6931

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5	AMD Opteron 3365
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1288	1347
Processor Number	E3-1240LV5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS3365OLW8KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.3 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		70.30°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)	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)