AMD Opteron 6212 vs Intel Xeon E5-4603
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6212 and Intel Xeon E5-4603 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6212
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
- Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1085 vs 995
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz |
L1 cache | 384 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 8 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB vs 10240 KB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1085 vs 995 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4603
- Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
- Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6690 vs 4007
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 115 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6690 vs 4007 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6212
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4603
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Opteron 6212 | Intel Xeon E5-4603 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1085 | 995 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4007 | 6690 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 6212 | Intel Xeon E5-4603 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS6212WKT8GGU | |
Place in performance rating | 2094 | 2107 |
Series | AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge EP | |
Launch date | May 2012 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $712 | |
Price now | $1,890.99 | |
Processor Number | E5-4603 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 0.78 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.00 GHz |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB | 10240 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 71.70°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
Number of threads | 8 | 8 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 6.4 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 294 mm | |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Transistor count | 1270 million | |
VID voltage range | 0.6V-1.35V | |
Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 800/1066 |
ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | G34 | FCLGA2011 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt | 95 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 | |
Package Size | 52.5mm x 45.0mm | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 4S 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) |