AMD Opteron 6284 SE vs Intel Xeon E5-1650
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6284 SE and Intel Xeon E5-1650 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 6284 SE
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
- 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
- 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
- Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 64.40°C vs 64.0°C
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 10.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 8089
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | May 2012 vs March 2012 |
| Number of cores | 16 vs 6 |
| Number of threads | 16 vs 12 |
| Maximum core temperature | 64.40°C vs 64.0°C |
| L1 cache | 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB vs 12288 KB (shared) |
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 vs 1 |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 10619 vs 8089 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650
- Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
- Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
- 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1728 vs 857
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum frequency | 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 Watt vs 140 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1728 vs 857 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6284 SE
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650
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| Name | AMD Opteron 6284 SE | Intel Xeon E5-1650 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 857 | 1728 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 10619 | 8089 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 720 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4316 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4806 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 5.872 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 58.993 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.698 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.804 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 6.722 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Opteron 6284 SE | Intel Xeon E5-1650 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Interlagos | Sandy Bridge EP |
| Family | AMD Opteron | |
| Launch date | May 2012 | March 2012 |
| OPN Tray | OS6284YETGGGU | |
| Place in performance rating | 2173 | 2113 |
| Series | AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family |
| Vertical segment | Server | Server |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $175 | |
| Price now | $175 | |
| Processor Number | E5-1650 | |
| Status | Discontinued | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 19.77 | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
| Die size | 316 mm | 435 mm |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 12288 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 64.40°C | 64.0°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.80 GHz |
| Number of cores | 16 | 6 |
| Number of threads | 16 | 12 |
| Transistor count | 2400 million | 2270 million |
| Unlocked | ||
| Bus Speed | 0 QPI | |
| Number of QPI Links | 0 | |
| VID voltage range | 0.60V - 1.35V | |
Memory |
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| 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 | 256 GB | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 4 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | G34 | FCLGA2011 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 140 Watt | 130 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Package Size | 52.5mm x 45.0 mm | |
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® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
| 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 | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||