Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 vs AMD Opteron 6276

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Combined performance score

Opteron 6276
4.07
+1%

Opteron 6276 outperforms Xeon E3-1230 v2 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Opteron 6276 and Xeon E3-1230 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13031312
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.092.92
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameInterlagos (2011−2012)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date14 November 2011 (12 years old)14 May 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$119$360
Current price$358 (3x MSRP)$71 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1230 v2 has 168% better value for money than Opteron 6276.

Technical specs

Opteron 6276 and Xeon E3-1230 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (per die)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size316 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data66 °C
Number of transistors2,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6276 and Xeon E3-1230 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 configuration41
SocketG34FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt69 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6276 and Xeon E3-1230 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+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Opteron 6276 and Xeon E3-1230 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protectionno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6276 and Xeon E3-1230 v2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6276 and Xeon E3-1230 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32.77 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6276 and Xeon E3-1230 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 6276 4.07
+1%
Xeon E3-1230 v2 4.03

Opteron 6276 outperforms Xeon E3-1230 v2 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Opteron 6276 6245
+1%
Xeon E3-1230 v2 6186

Opteron 6276 outperforms Xeon E3-1230 v2 by 1% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.07 4.03
Recency 14 November 2011 14 May 2012
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 16 8
Cost $119 $360
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 69 Watt

We couldn't decide between Opteron 6276 and Xeon E3-1230 v2. The differences in performance seem too small.


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