AMD Opteron 6128 HE vs Intel Xeon E5-2670

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6128 HE and Intel Xeon E5-2670 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6128 HE

  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
L1 cache 1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 80.0°C vs 55°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 67% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1492 vs 883
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15574 vs 6339
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2012 vs 29 Mar 2010
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 80.0°C vs 55°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1492 vs 883
PassMark - CPU mark 15574 vs 6339

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6128 HE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
883
1492
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6339
15574
Name AMD Opteron 6128 HE Intel Xeon E5-2670
PassMark - Single thread mark 883 1492
PassMark - CPU mark 6339 15574
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 602
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4635
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 88.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.475

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6128 HE Intel Xeon E5-2670

Essentials

Architecture codename Maranello Sandy Bridge EP
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date 29 Mar 2010 March 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $523 $145
OPN Tray OS6128VAT8EGO
Place in performance rating 2236 2206
Series AMD Opteron 6100 series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $96.48
Processor Number E5-2670
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 37.05

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.60 GHz
Die size 346 mm 435 mm
L1 cache 1 MB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12 MB 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 66 °C
Maximum core temperature 55°C 80.0°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 8 16
Transistor count 1808 million 2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V

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 384 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported G34 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm

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® 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
Scalability 2S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)