Opteron 6234 vs Xeon E3-1260L

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1260L
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.54
+0.4%
Opteron 6234
2011
12 cores / 12 threads, 115 Watt
2.53

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19061907
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.730.68
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.180.85
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelGlobalFoundries
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date3 April 2011 (14 years ago)14 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150$377

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1260L has 154% better value for money than Opteron 6234.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1260L and Opteron 6234 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per module)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size216 mm22x 315 mm2
Maximum core temperature59 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1260L and Opteron 6234 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
SocketLGA1155G34
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Opteron 6234. 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++
FMA-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1260L and Opteron 6234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Opteron 6234 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Opteron 6234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2000N/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1260L and Opteron 6234 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Opteron 6234.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 2.54
+0.4%
Opteron 6234 2.53

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon E3-1260L 4079
+0.2%
Opteron 6234 4072

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.54 2.53
Recency 3 April 2011 14 November 2011
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 12
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon E3-1260L has a 0.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 155.6% lower power consumption.

Opteron 6234, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Xeon E3-1260L and AMD Opteron 6234.

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