Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 vs AMD Opteron 4226

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 and AMD Opteron 4226 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3

AMD Opteron 4226

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2172 vs 1157
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7144 vs 3400

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2172 vs 1157
PassMark - CPU mark	7144 vs 3400

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4226

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4

Number of cores	6 vs 4

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4226

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2172

1157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7144

3400

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3	AMD Opteron 4226
PassMark - Single thread mark	2172	1157
PassMark - CPU mark	7144	3400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	919
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3419
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	90.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.528
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.201

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3	AMD Opteron 4226
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	2045	2031
Processor Number	E3-1241V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4226WLU6KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	6
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
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
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 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® 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)