AMD Opteron 6276 vs Intel Xeon W3580

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6276 and Intel Xeon W3580 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 6276

Intel Xeon W3580

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6276

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 67.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9168 vs 3638
14.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.75 vs 1.101
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.93 vs 0.357
Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.806 vs 1.789
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 18.974 vs 5.116

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2011 vs August 2009
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9168 vs 3638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.75 vs 1.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.93 vs 0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.806 vs 1.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	18.974 vs 5.116

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3580

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1556 vs 916
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2764 vs 1688
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9280 vs 8409
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 57.868 vs 39.164

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1556 vs 916
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2764 vs 1688
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9280 vs 8409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	57.868 vs 39.164

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6276
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

916

1556

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9168

3638

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1688

2764

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8409

9280

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

15.75

1.101

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

39.164

57.868

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.93

0.357

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.806

1.789

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

18.974

5.116

Name	AMD Opteron 6276	Intel Xeon W3580
PassMark - Single thread mark	916	1556
PassMark - CPU mark	9168	3638
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1688	2764
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8409	9280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.75	1.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	39.164	57.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.93	0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.806	1.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	18.974	5.116

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6276	Intel Xeon W3580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Interlagos	Bloomfield
Family	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2011	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$119	$215
OPN Tray	OS6276WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1839	1840
Price now	$79.99	$214.50
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Value for money (0-100)	33.18	8.83
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		W3580
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.33 GHz
Die size	316 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	16	8
Transistor count	2400 million	731 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm 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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)