Opteron 6282 SE vs Xeon E3-1246 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Opteron 6282 SE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1291	1409
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.56
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	5.17	2.72
Architecture codename	no data	Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date	1 April 2014 (10 years ago)	14 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,090

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Opteron 6282 SE 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	768 KB
L2 cache	no data	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	316 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Opteron 6282 SE 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	FCLGA1150	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Opteron 6282 SE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Opteron 6282 SE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Opteron 6282 SE 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 E3-1246 v3 and Opteron 6282 SE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
Execution Units	20	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Opteron 6282 SE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Opteron 6282 SE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Opteron 6282 SE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Opteron 6282 SE.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.59	4.02
Recency	1 April 2014	14 November 2011
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	140 Watt

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