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AMD Opteron 3280 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2

The AMD Opteron 3280 is newer than Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz and is around -39% slower in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. The AMD Opteron 3280 is around -46% slower in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 1616 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Opteron 3280×Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $268 - BUY
Socket TypeAM3+LGA1155
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 2.7 GHzUp to 3.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores8 (in 8 physical modules)4 (Threads: 8)
CacheL1: 640KB, L2: 16.0MB, L3: 8MBL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 8MB
TDP65W69W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$12.59
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2012Q2 2012
# of Samples161600
CPU Rank27052120
CPU Value52.523.1
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1062(-46.3%)1979(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)3783(-38.8%)6180(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Opteron 3280
3,783
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz
6,180
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Opteron 3280
52.5
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz
23.1
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Opteron 3280
1,062
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz
1,979
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Opteron 3280 Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz
Max TDP65W69W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.