AMD Opteron 6220 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6220 and Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron 6220

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6220

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 71.70°C vs 71°C
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C vs 71°C
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 1235
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13708 vs 7951

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579 vs 1235
PassMark - CPU mark	13708 vs 7951

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6220
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1235

1579

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7951

13708

Name	AMD Opteron 6220	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235	1579
PassMark - CPU mark	7951	13708
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		599
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3580

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6220	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6220WKT8GGU
Place in performance rating	1702	1679
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Price now		$62.98
Processor Number		E5-2630V2
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		48.64
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.70°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
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)
Advanced Technologies
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)