Opteron 3380 vs Xeon E3-1240 v2

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240 v2
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 69 Watt
4.08
+54%
Opteron 3380
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
2.65

Xeon E3-1240 v2 outperforms Opteron 3380 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 3380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14111716
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.02no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency5.493.79
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Delhi (2012−2013)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)4 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$304no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 3380 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)8192 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2315 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 3380 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 3380. 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
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 3380 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 E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 3380 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 E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 3380. 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+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Opteron 3380.

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 4.08
+54%
Opteron 3380 2.65

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.

Xeon E3-1240 v2 6359
+53.8%
Opteron 3380 4134

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.08 2.65
Recency 14 May 2012 4 December 2012
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E3-1240 v2 has a 54% higher aggregate performance score, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Opteron 3380, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, 100% more physical cores, and 6.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1240 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 3380 in performance tests.


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Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2
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