Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3 and AMD Opteron 6272 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2131 vs 966

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2131 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 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 6327
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1356 vs 905
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6923 vs 2853

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 6327
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1356 vs 905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6923 vs 2853

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2131

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6327

9239

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

905

1356

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2853

6923

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	2131	966
PassMark - CPU mark	6327	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	905	1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2853	6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Interlagos
Launch date	Q2'14	November 2011
Place in performance rating	1552	1617
Processor Number	E3-1275LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Discontinued
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	2.70 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 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 1333/1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	10
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
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
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	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	115 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
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™)