AMD Opteron 6376 vs Intel Xeon E5-1410

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6376 and Intel Xeon E5-1410 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6376

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 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
  • Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12278 vs 4922
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2012 vs May 2012
Number of cores 16 vs 4
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 10240 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 12278 vs 4922

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1410

  • Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 1131
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1488 vs 1131

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6376
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1410

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1131
1488
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12278
4922
Name AMD Opteron 6376 Intel Xeon E5-1410
PassMark - Single thread mark 1131 1488
PassMark - CPU mark 12278 4922

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6376 Intel Xeon E5-1410

Essentials

Architecture codename Abu Dhabi Sandy Bridge EN
Family AMD Opteron
Launch date November 2012 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $750
OPN Tray OS6376WKTGGHK
Place in performance rating 1774 1653
Price now $65
Series AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100) 42.66
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Die size 315 mm 294 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of threads 16
Transistor count 2400 million 1270 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Sockets supported G34 1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 80 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)