AMD Opteron 4238 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 4238 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238
- Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1313 vs 1134
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz vs 2.50 GHz |
L2 cache | 6 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1313 vs 1134 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620
- 6 more threads: 12 vs 6
- Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 77.4°C vs 70.50°C
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9790 vs 7236
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of threads | 12 vs 6 |
Maximum core temperature | 77.4°C vs 70.50°C |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 288 KB |
L3 cache | 15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 9790 vs 7236 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 4238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Opteron 4238 | Intel Xeon E5-2620 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1313 | 1134 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 7236 | 9790 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 451 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2805 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 26.433 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 139.281 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.292 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 6.286 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 35.214 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 4238 | Intel Xeon E5-2620 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS4238WLU6KGU | |
Place in performance rating | 1744 | 1680 |
Series | AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge EP | |
Launch date | March 2012 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $36 | |
Price now | $34.65 | |
Processor Number | E5-2620 | |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 67.37 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.00 GHz |
L1 cache | 288 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 15360 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 70.50°C | 77.4°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz | 2.50 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 6 |
Number of threads | 6 | 12 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 7.2 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 435 mm | |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Transistor count | 2270 million | |
VID voltage range | 0.60V-1.35V | |
Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 2200 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 800/1066/1333 |
ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | C32 | FCLGA2011 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Package Size | 52.5mm x 45.0mm | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |