AMD Opteron 6272 vs Intel Xeon E7-8870

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6272 and Intel Xeon E7-8870 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.

AMD Opteron 6272

Intel Xeon E7-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6272

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	November 2011 vs April 2011
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870

4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1110 vs 966
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25895 vs 9239

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	20 vs 16
L3 cache	30720 KB (shared) vs 16 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1110 vs 966
PassMark - CPU mark	25895 vs 9239

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6272
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

966

1110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9239

25895

Name	AMD Opteron 6272	Intel Xeon E7-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	966	1110
PassMark - CPU mark	9239	25895
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6923

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6272	Intel Xeon E7-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Westmere EX
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2011	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$325
OPN Tray	OS6272WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1617	1519
Price now	$658.89
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Value for money (0-100)	3.02
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E7-8870
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	316 mm	513 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	30720 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	10
Number of threads	16	20
Transistor count	2400 million	2600 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Sockets supported	G34	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		49.17mm x 56.47mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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
Scalability		S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)