AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon E5-2620 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 55°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1283 vs 883
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10850 vs 6339
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs 29 Mar 2010
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 71°C vs 55°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared) vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1283 vs 883
PassMark - CPU mark 10850 vs 6339

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
883
1283
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6339
10850
Name AMD Opteron 6128 HE Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 883 1283
PassMark - CPU mark 6339 10850
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.092

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6128 HE Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Maranello Ivy Bridge EP
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date 29 Mar 2010 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $523 $417
OPN Tray OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating 2235 2154
Series AMD Opteron 6100 series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $42.59
Processor Number E5-2620V2
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 60.17

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.10 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 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 66 °C
Maximum core temperature 55°C 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of threads 8 12
Transistor count 1808 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 42.7 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR2-1066, DDR3-1333, LV DDR3-1066 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size 768 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported G34 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm

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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
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 2S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)