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| Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 vs AMD Opteron 3280 |
Released April, 2013
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | ![]() | Much better PassMark score 7,137 |
![]() | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 2,025 | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Released March, 2012
AMD Opteron 3280
- 2.4 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 3280
![]() | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | ![]() | More cores 8 |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | ![]() | More threads 8 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 35% higher clock speed | |||
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Much better PassMark score | 7,137 | vs | 5,330 | Around 35% better PassMark score | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,025 | vs | 875 | More than 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | More than 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.48 GHz | vs | 2.87 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2x more l3 cache per core | |||
Newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Apr, 2013 | vs | Mar, 2012 | Release date over a year later | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 1 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 68.25W | Around 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 73.58 $/year | Around 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 20.24 $/year | Around 25% lower annual home energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1225 v3 vs Opteron 3280
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E3-1225 v3
10,406
Opteron 3280
2,986
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E3-1225 v3
3,192
Opteron 3280
900
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E3-1225 v3
4,250,000 MB/s
Opteron 3280
1,710,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E3-1225 v3
9,964
Opteron 3280
7,233
GeekBench
Xeon E3-1225 v3
9,964
Opteron 3280
7,233
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon E3-1225 v3
7,137
Opteron 3280
5,330
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon E3-1225 v3
2,025
Opteron 3280
875
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1225 v3 | vs | Opteron 3280 |
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Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
power consumption | |||
TDP | 84W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 13.25 pt/W | 10.33 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 52.81W | |
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Architecture | DMI | HyperTransport 3.0 |
details | Xeon E3-1225 v3 | vs | Opteron 3280 |
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Threads | 4 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 2.87 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.48 GHz | 2.87 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics P4600 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,200 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 |
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 ![]() | AMD Opteron 3280 ![]() |
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