Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 vs AMD Opteron 4238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 and AMD Opteron 4238 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 E3-1246 v3

AMD Opteron 4238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2217 vs 1313
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7292 vs 7236

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2217 vs 1313
PassMark - CPU mark	7292 vs 7236

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

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

Number of cores	6 vs 4

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4238

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2217

1313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7292

7236

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3	AMD Opteron 4238
PassMark - Single thread mark	2217	1313
PassMark - CPU mark	7292	7236
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	918
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	129.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	45.851

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3	AMD Opteron 4238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	1668	1744
Processor Number	E3-1246V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4238WLU6KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.7 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		2200 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2
OpenGL	4.3
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)	84 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® My WiFi 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)