AMD Opteron 6328 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670
Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6328 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6328
- Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.434 vs 7.119
- Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.195 vs 8.475
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz |
L2 cache | 8 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 14.434 vs 7.119 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 12.195 vs 8.475 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670
- 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
- Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 80.0°C vs 71.70°C
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1492 vs 1442
- Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15574 vs 9508
- 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 88.939 vs 33.578
- Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.885 vs 0.591
- Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.609 vs 2.157
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of threads | 16 vs 8 |
Maximum core temperature | 80.0°C vs 71.70°C |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB |
L3 cache | 20480 KB (shared) vs 16 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1492 vs 1442 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 15574 vs 9508 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 88.939 vs 33.578 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.885 vs 0.591 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 3.609 vs 2.157 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6328
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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Name | AMD Opteron 6328 | Intel Xeon E5-2670 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1442 | 1492 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 9508 | 15574 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 14.434 | 7.119 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 33.578 | 88.939 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.591 | 0.885 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.157 | 3.609 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 12.195 | 8.475 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 602 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4635 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Opteron 6328 | Intel Xeon E5-2670 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Opteron | |
OPN Tray | OS6328WKT8GHK | |
Place in performance rating | 2238 | 2206 |
Series | AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge EP | |
Launch date | March 2012 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $145 | |
Price now | $96.48 | |
Processor Number | E5-2670 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 37.05 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2.60 GHz |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB | 20480 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 71.70°C | 80.0°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Number of threads | 8 | 16 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 435 mm | |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Transistor count | 2270 million | |
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 | 384 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | G34 | FCLGA2011 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt | 115 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Package Size | 52.5mm x 45.0mm | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
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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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |