Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs Opteron 6380

Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6380
2012
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
4.21
Xeon E3-1231 v3
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
4.44
+5.5%

Xeon E3-1231 v3 outperforms Opteron 6380 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6380 and Xeon E3-1231 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13861332
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.633.36
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataXeon (Desktop)
Power efficiency3.465.25
Architecture codenameAbu Dhabi (2012)Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date5 November 2012 (12 years ago)11 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,150$240

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1231 v3 has 433% better value for money than Opteron 6380.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6380 and Xeon E3-1231 v3 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 speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (per die)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size315 mm2160 mm2
Number of transistors2,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6380 and Xeon E3-1231 v3 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
SocketG34FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6380 and Xeon E3-1231 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Opteron 6380 and Xeon E3-1231 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6380 and Xeon E3-1231 v3 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 6380 and Xeon E3-1231 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6380 and Xeon E3-1231 v3.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 6380 4.21
Xeon E3-1231 v3 4.44
+5.5%

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 6380 6687
Xeon E3-1231 v3 7053
+5.5%

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.

Opteron 6380 415
Xeon E3-1231 v3 1196
+188%

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.

Opteron 6380 3208
Xeon E3-1231 v3 3784
+18%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.21 4.44
Recency 5 November 2012 11 May 2014
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 80 Watt

Opteron 6380 has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon E3-1231 v3, on the other hand, has a 5.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 43.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Opteron 6380 and Xeon E3-1231 v3.


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