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).

 

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 3609
  • 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 3609
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: 1557 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 1557 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
1557
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9168
3609
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 1557
PassMark - CPU mark 9168 3609
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 1829 1844
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)