AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD Opteron 6128 HE

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 4
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 10240 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 55°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2017 vs 883
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6555 vs 6339

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs 29 Mar 2010
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 55°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2017 vs 883
PassMark - CPU mark	6555 vs 6339

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

883

2017

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6339

6555

Name	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	883	2017
PassMark - CPU mark	6339	6555
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		86.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.351
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.181

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Maranello	Ivy Bridge EP
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	29 Mar 2010	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$523	$315
OPN Tray	OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating	2270	2298
Series	AMD Opteron 6100 series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$329
Processor Number		E5-1620V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.46
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	3.70 GHz
Die size	346 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C
Maximum core temperature	55°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1808 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.7 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR2-1066, DDR3-1333, LV DDR3-1066	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		256 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)