Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 vs AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 and AMD Opteron 3320 EE 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 80% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2579 vs 774
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8536 vs 2675
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2579 vs 774
PassMark - CPU mark 8536 vs 2675

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3320 EE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 79 Watt
Launch date 2012 vs August 2017
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 79 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3320 EE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2579
774
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8536
2675
Name Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 AMD Opteron 3320 EE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2579 774
PassMark - CPU mark 8536 2675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 5311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 18224

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 AMD Opteron 3320 EE

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake Delhi
Launch date August 2017 2012
Place in performance rating 119 2410
Price now $450
Processor Number E3-1285V6
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 7.82
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS3320SJW4KHK

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.10 GHz 1.9 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 160 mm 315 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 192 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 4 MB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 4
Transistor count 1400 million 1200 million
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V
Maximum core temperature 70°C
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Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 1400 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 79 Watt 25 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

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™)