Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6272

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 and AMD Opteron 6272 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 E3-1290 v2

AMD Opteron 6272

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 87 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2063 vs 966

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs November 2011
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	87 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063 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
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9239 vs 6315
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1356 vs 860
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6923 vs 3289

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9239 vs 6315
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1356 vs 860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6923 vs 3289

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2063

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6315

9239

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

860

1356

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3289

6923

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2	AMD Opteron 6272
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063	966
PassMark - CPU mark	6315	9239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	860	1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3289	6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2	AMD Opteron 6272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Interlagos
Launch date	May 2012	November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$885	$325
Place in performance rating	1575	1617
Price now	$885	$658.89
Processor Number	E3-1290V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.23	3.02
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6272WKTGGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of threads	8	16
Transistor count	1400 million	2400 million
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	87 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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™)