AMD Opteron 6276 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1240 v2
4.13
+1.5%

Xeon E3-1240 v2 outperforms Opteron 6276 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 6276 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12881303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.841.09
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date14 May 2012 (11 years old)14 November 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$304$119
Current price$77 (0.3x MSRP)$358 (3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1240 v2 has 161% better value for money than Opteron 6276.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 6276 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2316 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 6276 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 configuration14
SocketFCLGA1155G34
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 6276. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 6276 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 6276 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 6276. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32.77 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 6276.

PCIe version3.02.0

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.

Xeon E3-1240 v2 4.13
+1.5%
Opteron 6276 4.07

Xeon E3-1240 v2 outperforms Opteron 6276 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%

Xeon E3-1240 v2 6341
+1.5%
Opteron 6276 6245

Xeon E3-1240 v2 outperforms Opteron 6276 by 2% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1240 v2 664
+86%
Opteron 6276 357

Xeon E3-1240 v2 outperforms Opteron 6276 by 86% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1240 v2 2295
Opteron 6276 2441
+6.4%

Opteron 6276 outperforms Xeon E3-1240 v2 by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.13 4.07
Recency 14 May 2012 14 November 2011
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 16
Cost $304 $119
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 115 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 6276. The differences in performance seem too small.


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