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).

AMD Opteron 6128 HE

Intel Xeon E5-2670

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 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1497 vs 883
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15689 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	1497 vs 883
PassMark - CPU mark	15689 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

1497

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6339

15689

Name	AMD Opteron 6128 HE	Intel Xeon E5-2670
PassMark - Single thread mark	883	1497
PassMark - CPU mark	6339	15689
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	2231	2204
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)