Opteron 6234 vs Xeon E3-1260L
Aggregate performance score
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1906 | 1907 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.73 | 0.68 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 2.18 | 0.85 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Interlagos (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 3 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 216 mm2 | 2x 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 59 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | 2,400 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 configuration | 1 | 4 |
| Socket | LGA1155 | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 115 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 extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no 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 types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | N/A |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.25 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1260L and Opteron 6234 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Opteron 6234.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no 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.
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.
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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