Xeon E3-1220L v2 vs Opteron 3260 HE

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 3260 HE
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.44
+1.4%
Xeon E3-1220L v2
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
1.42

Opteron 3260 HE outperforms Xeon E3-1220L v2 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 3260 HE and Xeon E3-1220L v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21922211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.61no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.037.90
Architecture codenameZurich (2012)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date20 March 2012 (12 years ago)14 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron 3260 HE and Xeon E3-1220L v2 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache192 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 3260 HE and Xeon E3-1220L v2 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM3+FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 3260 HE and Xeon E3-1220L v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Opteron 3260 HE and Xeon E3-1220L v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 3260 HE and Xeon E3-1220L v2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 3260 HE and Xeon E3-1220L v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32.23 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 3260 HE and Xeon E3-1220L v2.

PCIe version2.03.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 3260 HE 1.44
+1.4%
Xeon E3-1220L v2 1.42

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Opteron 3260 HE 2283
+1.6%
Xeon E3-1220L v2 2248

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 1.42
Recency 20 March 2012 14 May 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 17 Watt

Opteron 3260 HE has a 1.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Xeon E3-1220L v2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 164.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Opteron 3260 HE and Xeon E3-1220L v2.


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