Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 and AMD Opteron 3280 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3

AMD Opteron 3280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3

Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2333 vs 1036
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7483 vs 3723

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2333 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark	7483 vs 3723

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3280

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 82 Watt
Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1866 vs 1005
Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7007 vs 3597

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 82 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1866 vs 1005
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7007 vs 3597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2333

1036

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7483

3723

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1005

1866

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3597

7007

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3	AMD Opteron 3280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2333	1036
PassMark - CPU mark	7483	3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1005	1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3597	7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3	AMD Opteron 3280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	1372	1450
Processor Number	E3-1281V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN PIB		OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray		OS3280OLW8KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		61.10°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	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt	65 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)