AMD Opteron 6281 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6281 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 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, 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 6281
- 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
- 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
| Number of cores | 16 vs 10 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 vs 2 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
- 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
- 3.1x 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
- Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1586 vs 1129
- 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19387 vs 7279
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Number of threads | 20 vs 16 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 32 nm |
| L3 cache | 25600 KB (shared) vs 8 MB |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt vs 130 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1586 vs 1129 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 19387 vs 7279 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6281
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
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| Name | AMD Opteron 6281 | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1129 | 1586 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 7279 | 19387 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 546 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6174 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.749 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 70.641 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.994 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 4.413 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 12.303 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Opteron 6281 | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Bulldozer | Ivy Bridge EP |
| Family | AMD Opteron | |
| OPN Tray | OS6281YJTGGGU | |
| Place in performance rating | 1836 | 1841 |
| Series | AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family |
| Value for money (0-100) | 33.18 | 9.03 |
| Vertical segment | Server | Server |
| Launch date | September 2013 | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $927 | |
| Price now | $489 | |
| Processor Number | E5-2670V2 | |
| Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.50 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 25600 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
| Number of cores | 16 | 10 |
| Number of threads | 16 | 20 |
| Unlocked | ||
| Bus Speed | 8 GT/s QPI | |
| Die size | 160 mm | |
| Maximum core temperature | 82°C | |
| Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
| Transistor count | 1400 million | |
| VID voltage range | 0.65–1.30V | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Supported memory frequency | 2000 MHz | |
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 |
| ECC memory support | ||
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 59.7 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 | 2 |
| Sockets supported | G34 | FCLGA2011 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 Watt | 115 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Package Size | 52.5mm x 45mm | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | |
| Intel 64 | ||
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
| PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
| Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
| Intel® OS Guard | ||
| Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
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